Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man ibn Muhammad ibn Mansur ibn Ahmad ibn Hayyun al-Tamimi | |
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| Born | 896/897 |
| Died | 974 |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, Jurist, Islamic scholar |
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| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Main interests | Islamic jurisprudence, History, Esoteric interpretation of the Quran |
| Notable works | Kitab Da'a'im al-Islam (The Pillars of Islam) |
| Notable ideas | Founder of Fatimid Ismaili jurisprudence |
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Abū Ḥanīfa al-Nuʿmān ibn Muḥammad ibn Manṣūr ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥayyūn al-Tamīmiyy (Arabic: النعمان بن محمد بن منصور بن أحمد بن حيون التميمي, generally known as al-Qāḍī al-Nu‘mān (القاضي النعمان) or as ibn Ḥayyūn (ابن حيون)[1] (died 974 CE/363 AH) was an Isma'ili jurist and the official historian of the Fatimid Caliphate. He was also called Qāḍī al-Quḍāt (قَاضِي القضاة) "Jurist of the Jurists" and Dāʻī al-Duʻāt (داعي الدعاة) "Missionary of Missionaries".