Imam al-Haramayn

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Imam al-Haramayn was the honorific title of the eminent 11th-century Sunni Shafi'i jurist and Ash'ari theologian Abu al-Ma'ali al-Juwayni, renowned as a leading scholar of his time in the Islamic holy cities.

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instanceOf Islamic theologian
Muslim scholar
Shafi'i jurist
birthPlace Nishapur NERFINISHED
birthYear 1028
birthYearHijri 419 AH
century 11th century
creed Ash'ari NERFINISHED
deathPlace Nishapur NERFINISHED
deathYear 1085
deathYearHijri 478 AH
era Seljuk period NERFINISHED
field Islamic theology
fiqh
kalam
usul al-fiqh
fullName Abu al-Ma'ali Abd al-Malik ibn Abd Allah al-Juwayni NERFINISHED
honorificMeaning Imam of the Two Sanctuaries NERFINISHED
honorificTitle Imam al-Haramayn NERFINISHED
influence development of Shafi'i legal theory
systematization of Ash'ari theology
juridicalSchool Shafi'i school of law NERFINISHED
knownFor Ash'ari kalam NERFINISHED
Shafi'i jurisprudence
teaching in Mecca and Medina
usul al-fiqh
language Arabic
madhhab Shafi'i NERFINISHED
name Abu al-Ma'ali al-Juwayni NERFINISHED
notableStudent Abu Hamid al-Ghazali NERFINISHED
Abu al-Qasim al-Ansari NERFINISHED
position leading Shafi'i authority of his time in Khorasan
region Khorasan NERFINISHED
religion Sunni Islam
schoolAffiliation Nizamiyya of Nishapur NERFINISHED
sect Ahl al-Sunna wa-l-Jama'a NERFINISHED
student Abu Hamid al-Ghazali NERFINISHED
teacherOf Abu Hamid al-Ghazali NERFINISHED
theologicalSchool Ash'ari school NERFINISHED
titleReason taught in Mecca and Medina for several years
workAuthored Nihayat al-matlab fi dirayat al-madhhab NERFINISHED
al-Burhan fi usul al-fiqh NERFINISHED
al-Irshad ila qawati' al-adilla fi usul al-i'tiqad NERFINISHED
al-Shamil fi usul al-din NERFINISHED
al-Waraqat fi usul al-fiqh NERFINISHED

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Al-Juwayni title Imam al-Haramayn