Abu Hafs Umar al-Nasafi

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Abu Hafs 'Umar al-Nasafi
أبو حفص عمر النسفي
TitleShaykh al-Islām,[1][2] Najm al-Din (The star of religion), Mufti al-Thaqalayn
Personal
Born1067 CE
Nakhshab, Uzbekistan
Died1142 (aged 74–75)
Samarqand
ReligionIslam
RegionTransoxiana and Samarqand
DenominationSunni Islam
JurisprudenceHanafi[3]
CreedMaturidi
Main interest(s)Islamic Jurisprudence, Tafsir, Hadith, Theology (Kalam), History
Notable work(s)Al-'Aqida al-Nasafiyya, At-Taysir fi at-Tafsir, Tafsir-e Nasafi (in Persian)
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Influenced

Najm ad-Dīn Abū Ḥafṣ 'Umar ibn Muḥammad an-Nasafī (Arabic: نجم الدين أبو حفص عمر بن محمد النسفي‎; 1067–1142) was a Muslim jurist, theologian, mufassir, muhaddith and historian. A Persian scholar born in present-day Uzbekistan, he wrote mostly in Arabic.

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  2. ^ Khalid al-Baghdadi (2021). حاشية مولانا خالد النقشبندي على السيالكوتي على الخيالي على شرح التفتازاني على العقائد النسفية (in Arabic). Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Kotob al-'Ilmiyya. p. 4. ISBN 9782745190345.
  3. ^ Brown, Jonathan A.C. (2014). Misquoting Muhammad: The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet's Legacy. Oneworld Publications. p. 50. ISBN 978-1780744209.