Al-Hakim al-Samarqandi
Al-Hakim al-Samarqandi الحكيم السمرقندي | |
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Title | Al-Hakim (The Wise One) Maturidi |
Main interest(s) | Sufism, Aqidah, Kalam (Islamic theology), Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), Tafsir, Hikmah (Wisdom) |
Notable work(s) | al-Sawad al-A'zam |
Muslim leader | |
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Al-Hakim Abu al-Qasim Ishaq al-Samarqandi (
He was proficient in kalam and authored a Hanafi creedal statement that insists on the need for obedience to any duly appointed ruler. The creed criticizes the harsh asceticism of the Karramiyya[Note 1] and accepts traditional views of saintly marvels (karamat).[3]
Abu al-Qasim's life marked a turning-point in the formation of the ascetic doctrines and teachings of Hanafi
Name
Abu al-Qasim Ishaq b. Muhammad b. Isma'il b. Ibrahim b. Zayd al-Hakim al-Samarqandi.
Birth
His exact date of birth is unknown, although some modern biographers place the date to sometime around 260/874.[6]
Life
Little is known about his life. He lived from the end of the 3rd/9th to the first half of the 4th/10th century.
Death
He died in
Abu al-Mu'in al-Nasafi (d. 508/1114) has praised him in his book Tabsirat al-Adilla, and according to him, the date of his death was 335 AH.
See also
- Abu Bakr al-Samarqandi
- Abu al-Layth al-Samarqandi
- Shams al-Din al-Samarqandi
- List of Hanafis
- List of Sufis
- List of Muslim theologians
- List of Maturidis
Notes
- ^ An early Muslim sect accused of anthropomorphism and corporealism.
References
- ISBN 9789231036545.
- ^ "IMAM AL-MATURIDI by Dr. G. F. Haddad". As-Sunnah Foundation of America. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ISBN 9780810879744.
- ^ "Abū al-Qāsim al-Ḥakīm al-Samarqandī". Brill Publishers.
- ISBN 9789231036545.
- Encyclopaedia Iranica.
External links
- Abu al-Qasim Ishaq al-Hakim al-Samarqandi — Encyclopaedia Iranica
- Folio from a manuscript of tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis), text originally by Abū al-Qāsim al-Ḥakīm al-Samarqandī