Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi

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Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi was an influential 11th-century Shafi'i jurist and theologian, renowned for his legal writings and for shaping Sunni scholarship in Baghdad.

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instanceOf Islamic jurist
Shafi'i scholar
author
faqih
affiliation Nizamiyya madrasas NERFINISHED
century 11th century
contributedTo codification of Shafi'i fiqh
development of usul al-fiqh
denomination Sunni
doctrine Sunni orthodoxy
era Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED
field Islamic jurisprudence
hadith studies
kalam
usul al-fiqh
fullName Ibrahim ibn Ali ibn Yusuf al-Fayruzabadi al-Shirazi NERFINISHED
genre biographical dictionaries
fiqh manuals
usul al-fiqh treatises
influenced al-Ghazali NERFINISHED
later Shafi'i legal tradition
knownFor influencing later Shafi'i jurists
systematizing Shafi'i jurisprudence
teaching in Baghdad
kunya Abu Ishaq NERFINISHED
language Arabic
legalSchool Shafi'i NERFINISHED
madhhab Shafi'i NERFINISHED
mainActivityPlace Baghdad NERFINISHED
name Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi NERFINISHED
notableWork Tabaqat al-Fuqaha' NERFINISHED
al-Luma' fi usul al-fiqh NERFINISHED
al-Muhadhdhab fi al-fiqh al-Shafi'i NERFINISHED
al-Tabṣira fi usul al-fiqh NERFINISHED
al-Tanbih fi al-fiqh al-Shafi'i NERFINISHED
occupation author
jurist
teacher
theologian
region Iraq NERFINISHED
religion Islam
schoolOfTheology Ash'ari NERFINISHED
status leading Shafi'i authority in Baghdad
taughtAt Nizamiyya of Baghdad NERFINISHED
tradition Sunni Shafi'i jurisprudence

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Nizamiyya of Baghdad notableTeacher Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi