Abu Ishaq al-Saffar al-Bukhari
Abu Ishaq al-Saffar al-Bukhari أبو إسحاق الصفّار البخاري | |
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| Title | Rukn al-Islam (the Pillar of Islam) |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 460 A.H. = 1067-8 A.D. |
| Died | 534 A.H. = 1139 A.D. |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Region | Transoxiana, modern-day Uzbekistan |
| Main interest(s) | Aqidah, Kalam (Islamic theology), Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) |
| Notable work(s) | Talkhis al-Adilla li-Qawa'id al-Tawhid |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
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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.
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.