Abu al-Hasan al-Bazdawi أبو الحسن البَزدَوي | |
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| Title | Fakhr al-Islam فخر الإسلام |
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| Born | 400 A.H. = c. 1010 A.D. |
| Died | 482 A.H.= 1089 A.D. |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Region | Transoxiana (Central Asia) |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Main interest(s) | Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), Usul al-Fiqh |
| Notable work(s) | Usul al-Bazdawi |
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Abu al-Hasan 'Ali ibn Muhammad al-Bazdawi (Arabic: أبو الحسن علي بن محمد البَزدَوي) (c. 1010-1089 A.D.), known with the honorific title of Fakhr al-Islam (the pride of Islam), was a leading Hanafi scholar in the principles of Islamic jurisprudence. He is author of the acclaimed Kanz al-Wusul ila Ma'refat al-Usul (Arabic: کنز الوصول إلی معرفة الأصول, lit. 'The Treasure of Obtaining in Knowledge of Legal'), popularly known as Usul al-Bazdawi, a seminal work in Hanafi Usul al-Fiqh.
'Abd al-Qadir ibn Abi al-Wafa' al-Qurashi (d. 775/1373) has praised him in his Hanafi biographical dictionary, Al-Jawahir al-Mudiyya fi Tabaqat al-Hanafiyya (Arabic: الجواهر المضية في طبقات الحنفية).[1]