Al-Baqillani

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Al-Baqillani was a prominent 10th-century Muslim theologian and jurist of the Ash'ari school, renowned for his works in Islamic creed, jurisprudence, and rational theology (kalam).

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instanceOf Ash'ari theologian
Islamic scholar
Muslim theologian
Sunni Muslim
jurist
kalam scholar
theologian of the Islamic Golden Age
activity issuing legal opinions (fatwas)
teaching kalam
writing theological treatises
associatedWith Baghdad NERFINISHED
Basra NERFINISHED
birthPlace Basra NERFINISHED
deathPlace Baghdad NERFINISHED
denomination Sunni
diedIn Baghdad NERFINISHED
era 10th century
Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED
field Islamic jurisprudence
Islamic theology
Qur'anic studies
hadith studies
usul al-fiqh
fiqhSchool Maliki NERFINISHED
fullName Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn al-Tayyib al-Baqillani NERFINISHED
influenced al-Ghazali NERFINISHED
al-Juwayni NERFINISHED
later Ash'ari theologians
influencedBy Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari NERFINISHED
knownFor defending Ash'ari theology
refutations of Christians
refutations of Mu'tazilites
refutations of philosophers
systematizing Ash'ari kalam
works on Islamic creed
works on usul al-fiqh
kunya Abu Bakr NERFINISHED
mainInterest Islamic creed (aqida)
Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh)
hadith
kalam
usul al-fiqh
name Al-Baqillani NERFINISHED
notability prominent 10th-century Muslim theologian and jurist of the Ash'ari school
notableWork I'jaz al-Qur'an NERFINISHED
Kitab al-Insaf NERFINISHED
Kitab al-Tamhid NERFINISHED
al-Bayan 'an Usul al-Iman NERFINISHED
region Iraq NERFINISHED
religion Islam
schoolOfLaw Maliki NERFINISHED
theologicalSchool Ash'ari NERFINISHED

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