Abu Ishaq al-Isfarayini
Abu Ishaq al-Isfarayini | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 337 AH (948/949CE) |
| Died | 418 AH (1027/1028CE) |
| Era | Islamic golden age |
| Region | Khorasan |
| Main interest(s) | Aqidah, Kalam, Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, Hadith, Tafsir, Arabic |
| Occupation | Muhaddith, Scholar |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi`i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
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Abu Ishaq al-Isfarayini (Arabic: أبو إسحاق الإسفراييني) was a renowned Sunni scholar, jurisconsult, legal theoretician, hadith expert, Qur'anic exegete, theologian and a specialist in the Arabic language. Al-Isfara'ini's scholarship was focused on the sciences of Aqidah, Hadith and Fiqh. He was the foremost leading authority in the Shafi'i school of his time. He was along with Ibn Furak the chief propagator of Sunni Ash'ari theology in Nishapur at the turn of the 5th Islamic century.