Ibn Furak
Ibn Fūrāk ابن فورك | |
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| Title | Al-Ḥāfiẓ |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 941 |
| Died | 1015 (aged 73–74) |
| Cause of death | assassinated |
| Resting place | al-Hira |
| Era | Islamic golden age |
| Region | Khorasan |
| Main interest(s) | Theology (Kalam), Logic, Islamic Jurisprudence, Hadith, Arabic grammar |
| Notable work(s) | Mujarrad Maqalat al-Shaykh Abi al-Hasan al-Ash'ari ("Summary of Shaykh Abi al-Hasan al-Ash'ari's Treatises/Articles"), Mushkil al-Hadith wa Bayanuh ("Ambiguity of the Hadith and its Explanation") |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
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Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Fūrāk, Abū Bakr al-Asbahānī al-Shāfi`ī, commonly known as Ibn Fūrāk (Arabic: ابن فورك); c. 941–c. 1015 CE / 330–406 AH). The Imam, a leading authority on kalam and usul, the transmitter of Al-Ash`ari's school, an expert in Arabic language, grammar and poetry, an orator, a jurist, and a hadith master from the Shafi'i Madhhab in 10th century.