Abū Yaʿlā Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥusayn Ibn al-Farrāʾ (April 990 – 15 August 1066), commonly known as al-Qāḍī Abū Yaʿlā or simply as Ibn al-Farrāʾ, was a
Hanbali
The Hanbali school or Hanbalism is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence, belonging to the Ahl al-Hadith tradition within Sunni Islam. It is named after and based on the teachings of the 9th-century scholar, jurist and tradit ...
Jurist,
Athari theologian.
Abu Ya'la was a scholar, judge, and one of the early Muslim jurists who played dynamic roles in formulating a systematic legal framework and constitutional theory on Islamic system of government during the first half of 11th century in Baghdad.
Works
al-Qāḍī Abū Yaʿlā authored many works, including:
* ''Kitāb al-Muʿtamad fī Uṣūl al-Dīn''
* ''al-Aḥkām al-Sulṭāniyya''
* ''Ibṭāl al-Taʾwīlāt li-Aḫbār al-Sifāt''
* ''al-ʿUdda fī Uṣūl al-Fiqh''
See also
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Hanbali
The Hanbali school or Hanbalism is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence, belonging to the Ahl al-Hadith tradition within Sunni Islam. It is named after and based on the teachings of the 9th-century scholar, jurist and tradit ...
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List of Islamic scholars
Modern-era (20th to 21st century) Islamic scholars include the following, referring to religious authorities whose publications or statements are accepted as pronouncements on religion by their respective communities and adherents.
Geographical ...
References
11th-century Muslim scholars of Islam
Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam
Atharis
990 births
1066 deaths
11th-century jurists
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