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Tāj al-Dīn Abū al-Fath Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Karīm ash-Shahrastānī | |
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تاج الدين أبو الفتح محمد بن عبد الكريم الشهرستاني | |
Title | Nā’ib (Deputy) of the chancellery for Sanjar, the Saljūq ruler of Khurāsān |
Personal | |
Born | al-Shahrastani 1086 CE |
Died | 1153 Shahristān, Khorasan |
Religion | Islam |
Era | Islamic Golden Age |
Region | Shahristān, Khorasan |
Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
Creed | Ash'ari[1][2] |
Main interest(s) | History, theology, Kalam, philosophy, historiography, Islamic jurisprudence |
Notable work(s) | Al-Milal wa al-Nihal, Nihayat al-Iqdam fi 'Ilm al-Kalam |
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Tāj al-Dīn Abū al-Fath Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Karīm ash-Shahrastānī (Arabic: تاج الدين أبو الفتح محمد بن عبد الكريم الشهرستاني; 1086–1153 CE), also known as Muhammad al-Shahrastānī, was an influential Persian historian of religions, a historiographer, Islamic scholar, philosopher and theologian.[3] His book, Kitab al–Milal wa al-Nihal (lit. The Book of Sects and Creeds) was one of the pioneers in developing an objective and philosophical approach to the study of religions.[4]
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