Abu Ishaq al-Saffar al-Bukhari أبو إسحاق الصفّار البخاري | |
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Title | Rukn al-Islam (the Pillar of Islam)[1] |
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Born | 460 A.H. = 1067-8 A.D.[2] |
Died | 534 A.H. = 1139 A.D. |
Religion | Islam |
Era | Islamic Golden Age |
Region | Transoxiana, modern-day Uzbekistan |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Creed | Maturidi[3] |
Main interest(s) | Aqidah, Kalam (Islamic theology), Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) |
Notable work(s) | Talkhis al-Adilla li-Qawa'id al-Tawhid |
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Abu Ishaq al-Saffar al-Bukhari (Arabic: أبو إسحاق الصفّار البخاري), was an important representative of the Sunni theological school of Abu Mansur al-Maturidi (d. c. 333/944) and the author of Talkhis al-Adilla li-Qawa'id al-Tawhid (Arabic: تلخيص الأدلّة لقواعد التوحيد) which is a voluminous kalam work.[4][5][6]
He lived in Bukhara under the dominance of West Karakhanids. His theological works, his method in kalam, and frequent reference to his works by Ottoman and Arab scholars indicate that al-Saffar is a respected and authoritative Hanafi-Maturidi theologian who systematically established his ideas about kalam believing that information based upon reason, revealed knowledge and senses are determinative in his area.[7][8]