Abd al-Ghafir al-Farsi

Abd al-Ghafir al-Farsi
TitleAl-Ḥāfiẓ
Personal
Born451/1059
Died529H/1135
ReligionIslam
EraIslamic Golden Age
RegionPersia
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi'i
CreedAsh'ari
Main interest(s)Hadith, History, Grammar
OccupationMuhaddith, Scholar
Muslim leader

Abd al-Ghafir ibn Ismail ibn Abd al-Ghafir ibn Muhammad al-Farsi (Arabic: عبد الغافر بن اسماعيل بن عبد الغافر بن محمد الفارسي) was a renowned Persian Sunni muhaddith, historian and grammarian of the highest rank.[1][2] He was a student of Imam al-Haramayn al-Juwayni.[3] He was contemporary, and first biographer of Imam Al-Ghazali.[4] He was also the grandson of the great Imam Al-Qushayri.[5][4]

  1. ^ Al-Shammari, Yousef Kadhim Jighel; Al-Shammari, Ahmed Obaid Kazem (2018). "The scientific journey from the city of Nishapur to Baghdad in the first half of the fifth century AH / 11th century AD in the book of the shortcut from the context of Abdul Ghafir Persian (V: 529 AH / 1134 AD)". Basic Education College Magazine for Educational and Humanities Sciences (39).
  2. ^ Imam Dhahabi's Siyar Alam Nubala, Volume 18, Page 19
  3. ^ Ibn Khallikan (1999). Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary. Vol. 2. Translated by William McGuckin de Slane. Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. p. 170.
  4. ^ a b Griffel, Frank (2009). Al-Ghazālī's Philosophical Theology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, Page 21
  5. ^ Al-Zarkali, Khair Al-Din (May 2002 AD). The Flags - Part 4 (15th ed.). Beirut: House of Science for Millions. Page 31. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019.