Shaykh al-Tusi

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Shaykh al-Tusi was an influential 11th-century Twelver Shia scholar and jurist, renowned for systematizing Shia jurisprudence and hadith and for founding the scholarly center in Najaf.

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instanceOf Islamic jurist
Quran exegete
Twelver Shia scholar
Usuli scholar
hadith scholar
religious authority
theologian
activityLocation Baghdad
Najaf
alsoKnownAs Sayyid al-Taifa
surface form: Shaykh al-Taʾifa

Shaykh al-Tusi
century 11th century
contribution founded the scholarly center in Najaf
laid foundations of the Najaf seminary (hawza) tradition
systematized Twelver Shia hadith literature
systematized Twelver Shia jurisprudence
denomination Twelver Shia
era Islamic Golden Age
field Islamic jurisprudence
Islamic theology
Quranic exegesis
hadith studies
fullName Shaykh al-Tusi self-linksurface differs
surface form: Abu Jaʿfar Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Tusi
influenced Najaf-based Shia scholarship
development of Shia legal methodology
later Twelver Shia jurists
influencedBy Shaykh al-Mufid
al-Sharif al-Murtada
legacy considered one of the most important classical Twelver Shia jurists
his legal opinions remained authoritative for centuries in Shia law
mainInterest Quran exegesis
fiqh
hadith
kalam
usul al-fiqh
movement Najaf seminary tradition
notableWork al-Fihrist
Al-Istibsar
surface form: al-Istibsar

al-Mabsut fi al-fiqh
al-Nihaya fi mujarrad al-fiqh wa-l-fatawa
al-Rijal
al-Tahdhib
al-Tibyan fi tafsir al-Qurʾan
al-ʿUdda fi usul al-fiqh
positionHeld head of Shia scholarly community in Najaf
leading Shia authority in Baghdad
region Iraq
religion Islam
schoolTradition Twelver Shia
surface form: Usuli Twelver Shia
studiedUnder Shaykh al-Mufid
al-Sharif al-Murtada

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Al-Istibsar author Shaykh al-Tusi
Al-Istibsar compiledBy Shaykh al-Tusi
this entity surface form: Abu Jaʿfar Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Tusi
Shaykh al-Tusi fullName Shaykh al-Tusi self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Abu Jaʿfar Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Tusi
Shaykh al-Tusi alsoKnownAs Shaykh al-Tusi
Tahdhib al-Ahkam author Shaykh al-Tusi
Tahdhib al-Ahkam compiledBy Shaykh al-Tusi
Tahdhib al-Ahkam associatedWithScholar Shaykh al-Tusi