Abu Hafs Umar al-Nasafi
Abu Hafs 'Umar al-Nasafi أبو حفص عمر النسفي | |
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| Title | Shaykh al-Islām, Najm al-Din (The star of religion), Mufti al-Thaqalayn |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1067 CE |
| Died | 1142 (aged 74–75) |
| Region | Transoxiana and Samarqand |
| 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) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Muslim leader | |
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.