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Siraj al-Din al-Ushi

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Siraj al-Din al-Ushi
سراج الدين الأوشي
TitleImam al-Haramayn
("the Imam of the two Sanctuaries")
Personal
Born
Osh, Kyrgyzstan
Died575 A.H. = 1179–80 A.D.
ReligionIslam
EraIslamic Golden Age
RegionTurkestan, Transoxiana (Central Asia)
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi
Main interest(s)Aqidah, Kalam (Islamic theology), Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), Hadith studies
Notable work(s)Bad' al-Amali, Al-Fatawa al-Sirajiyyah
Muslim leader

Siraj al-Din 'Ali ibn 'Uthman al-Ushi al-Farghani (Arabic: سراج الدين علي بن عثمان الأوشي الفرغاني) was a Hanafi jurist, Maturidi theologian, hadith expert (muhaddith), Chief Judge or Supreme Judge (Qadi al-Qudah or 'Aqda al-Qudah as he was also called), and researcher who has ferreted out facts and established them (muhaqqiq).[1] He is probably best known for his work on a confession of faith in rhyme entitled al-Qasida al-Lamiyya fi al-Tawhid, also called Bad' al-Amali or from the opening words Qasidat Yaqulu al-'Abd.[2]

Birth

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He was born or lived in Osh (Ush), by the Ferghana Valley (Ush in today's Kyrgyzstan) and hence his demonym al-Ushi.[3]

Books

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His well known writings include:[4]

  • Al-Fatawa al-Sirajiyyah (Arabic: الفتاوى السراجية).
  • Bad' al-Amali (Arabic: بدء الأمالي).
  • Ghurar al-Akhbar wa Durar al-Ash'ar (Arabic: غرر الأخبار ودرر الأشعار), abstract Nisab al-Akhbar li-Tadhkirat al-Akhyar (Arabic: نصاب الأخبار لتذكرة الأخيار), 1000 short traditions in 100 chapters.[5]

Death

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He died at the end of the 6th /12th century,[6] after 569 AH (1173/4 AD), specifically in 575/1179–80.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Al-Fatawa al-Sirajiyyah Arabic Hanafi Fiqh, Siraj ad-Din AL-Ushi". Kitaabun Books-Classical and Contemporary Muslim and Islamic Books.
  2. ^ "Encyclopaedia of Islam, First Edition (1913-1936)". Brill Online Reference Works.
  3. ^ Bad' al-Amali (Islamic Creed): English Translation of a Classical Text on Sunni Creed. ISBN 1794334300.
  4. ^ "Al-Fatawa al-Sirajiyyah Arabic Hanafi Fiqh, Siraj ad-Din AL-Ushi". Kitaabun Books-Classical and Contemporary Muslim and Islamic Books.
  5. ^ Carl Brockelmann (2016). History of the Arabic Written Tradition, Volume 1. Brill Publishers. p. 482. ISBN 9789004326262.
  6. ^ Edited by Kevin Reinhart, and Robert Gleave (2014). Islamic Law in Theory: Studies on Jurisprudence in Honor of Bernard Weiss. Brill Publishers. p. 173. ISBN 9789004265196. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "Bad' al-Amali : English". Islam786books.com : Madani Propagation.
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