Sufyan al-Thawri
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Islamic jurist
Muslim scholar
Sunni legal school
ascetic
faqih
founder of an Islamic legal school
hadith scholar
Sufyan al-Thawri was an 8th-century Muslim scholar, hadith expert, and founder of the now-defunct Thawri school of Islamic jurisprudence, renowned for his piety and asceticism.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thawri school of Islamic jurisprudence | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic jurist
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Muslim scholar ⓘ Sunni legal school ⓘ ascetic ⓘ faqih ⓘ founder of an Islamic legal school ⓘ hadith scholar ⓘ |
| activityLocation |
Basra
NERFINISHED
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Kufa NERFINISHED ⓘ Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kufa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 8th century ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
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surface form:
Arab
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| field |
Islamic jurisprudence
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Quranic exegesis ⓘ hadith studies ⓘ |
| founded | Thawri school of Islamic jurisprudence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Sufyan al-Thawri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Abu ʿAbd Allah Sufyan ibn Saʿid ibn Masruq al-Thawri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
hadith scholars of Kufa
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later Sunni jurists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Companions of the Prophet via their students
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Kufan hadith tradition ⓘ |
| knownAs | Amir al-Muʾminin fi al-Hadith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kunya | Abu ʿAbd Allah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
juristic opinions preserved in later fiqh literature
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model of zuhd (asceticism) in Islamic ethics ⓘ widely cited in Sunni hadith collections ⓘ |
| movement | early Sunni traditionalism ⓘ |
| name | Sufyan al-Thawri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
asceticism
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expertise in hadith ⓘ independent legal reasoning ⓘ opposition to political authorities ⓘ piety ⓘ |
| personalCharacteristic |
avoidance of worldly power
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fear of ostentation ⓘ scrupulousness in matters of law ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| schoolOfThought | Thawri school of jurisprudence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| teachingStyle |
emphasis on isnad (chain of transmission)
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strictness in accepting hadith ⓘ |
| viewOnRulers | critical of unjust rulers ⓘ |
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