Nur al-Din al-Sabuni

Nur al-Din al-Sabuni
نور الدين الصابوني
TitleNur al-Din (Light of the Religion)
Personal life
Born
Died580 A.H. = 1184 A.D.
EraIslamic Golden Age
Region Uzbekistan
Main interest(s)Aqidah, Kalam (Islamic theology), Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence)
Notable work(s)Al-Bidayah min al-Kifayah fi al-Hidayah fi Usul al-Din
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi
Muslim leader
Influenced
  • Shams al-Aimma Muhammad al-Kardari

Nur al-Din al-Sabuni also written as Nuraddin as-Sabuni (Arabic: نور الدين الصابوني), was a 12th century theologian within the Maturidite school of Sunni Islam, and author of Al-Bidayah min al-Kifayah fi al-Hidayah fi Usul al-Din (Arabic: البداية من الكفاية في الهداية في أصول الدين), a summary of Islamic creed (aqida or kalam) of his more comprehensive work al-Kifayah.