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Muslim jurist, theologian and historian (1067?1142)
For other persons named al-Nasafi, see
Al-Nasafi
.
Najm ad-D?n Ab? ?af? 'Umar ibn Mu?ammad an-Nasaf?
(
Arabic
:
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; 1067?1142) was a Muslim jurist, theologian,
mufassir
,
muhaddith
and historian. A
Persian
scholar born in present-day
Uzbekistan
, he wrote mostly in
Arabic
.
Works
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He authored around 100 books in
Hanafi
jurisprudence,
theology
, Quran
exegesis
,
Hadith
and history.
Theology
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Al-'Aqa'id al-Nasafiyya
(
Arabic
:
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) or '
Aqa'id al-Nasafi
(
Arabic
:
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) is his most celebrated work in
Kalam
, which alongside
Al-Fiqh Al-Akbar
(
Arabic
:
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) of
Abu Hanifa
and
Al-'Aqeedah al-Tahawiyya
(
Arabic
:
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) of
Abu Ja'far al-Tahawi
is one of the three seminal works in
Sunni
Islamic creed. By the 17th-century, more than fifty commentaries were written on this work, of which the most famous is
al-Taftazani
's commentary named
Sharh 'Aqaid al-Nasafi
(
Arabic
:
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).
- Abu Hafs an-Nasafi wrote the
Al-'Aqaid
as a direct summary of
Al-Tamhid le Qawa'id al-Tawhid
(
Arabic
:
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), the famous book by his own teacher
Abu al-Mu'in al-Nasafi
.
[4]
- While a few Arabic sources are sceptical about attributing this work to Abu Hafs an-Nasafi, a recently discovered manuscript of the
Persian
version of the work confirms the authorship of the work for Abu Hafs al-Nasafi. The Persian version of the work, titled
Bayan-e Itiqad-e Ahl-e Sunnat wa Jama'at
(
Persian
:
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), is reported on the authority of Al-Nasafi's most famous student,
Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani
, the author of
Al-Hidayah
. Al-Marghinani explains in the preface of the treatise that Abu Hafs a-Nasafi wrote this work in response to a request made by
Ahmad Sanjar
, the
Seljuk
ruler and
Sultan
, when he visited
Samarqand
in 535
AH
or 1140 CE.
[4]
- Al-Marghinani
explains that one of
Sultan Sanjar
's governors who was the governor of
Sistan
and was accompanying the Sultan, asked the scholars of Samarqand to write a treatise on the creed of
Ahl al-Sunnah
so that "no one in Sistan could speak against it". Presumably, Sistan was dominated by the
Karramiyya
sect who were advocating for
anthropomorphism
. In response to this request, the scholars of Samarqand asked Abu Hafs al-Nasafi to write the treatise, and they all put their signatures at the end of the document. Among the scholars present at the gathering with Sultan Sanjar was Shaikh al-Islam Abd al-Hameed al-Ismandi al-Samarqandi (the author of the published book titled
Tariqah al-Khilaf fi al-Fiqh
). Al-Marghinani writes in the preface of the manuscript that he took a copy of the treatise and showed it again to An-Nasafi for a final review.
[4]
Quranic sciences
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- Tafsir-e Nasafi
(
Persian
:
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) is a Persian translation of the Quran in rhymed prose. It is considered to be the third oldest full translation of the Quran in the Persian language, and the only translation of Quran in rhymed prose.
- Al-Akmal al-Atwal fi Tafsir al-Quran
(
Arabic
:
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) was a voluminous work in tafsir, written prior to Al-Taysir fi al-Tafsir.
- Risalah fi al-Khata' fi Qira'at al-Qur'an
(
Arabic
:
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) or
Zillah al-Qari
(
Arabic
:
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), was published in 2017 by Dar 'Amar.
Jurisprudence
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- Manzumah fi al-Khilafyat
(
Arabic
:
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) is a book in the form of poetry, consisting of 2669 verses, explaining the differences in the views of Abu Hanifa and his students, namely
Abu Yusuf
,
Muhammad al-Shaybani
and Zufur, on legal rules, as well as the differences between Abu Hanifa and
Al-Shafii
and
Malik ibn Anas
. The book was published in 2010 in
Beirut
.
- Over ten commentaries have been written on this work, the most celebrated one being that of
Abu al-Barakat al-Nasafi
titled
Al-Muasaffa
, published in 2020 by Dar al-Noor.
- Hasr al-Masa'il wa Qasr al-Dala'il
(
Arabic
:
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) is a commentary on
Manzumah fi al-Khilafyat
with a detailed exposition of the reasons (
adillah
) for each legal rule. The book was published by Dar al-Fajr in 2020.
- Tilbah al-Talabah fi al-Istilahat al-Fiqhiyya
(
Arabic
:
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) is a textbook used over centuries in Hanafi schools and has been published multiple times in recent years.
- Manzumah al-Jame' al-Saghir
(
Arabic
:
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) in which Al-Nasafi turned
Muhammad Shaibani
's seminal work (Al-Jame' Al-Saghir) into poetry consisting of 81 verses.
- Sharh Madar al-Usul
(
Arabic
:
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) is a commentary on Al-Karkhi's seminal work in
Usul al-Fiqh
.
Biographical history
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Teachers
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He studied under prominent scholars such as
Fakhr al-Islam al-Bazdawi
,
Abu al-Yusr al-Bazdawi
, and
Abu al-Mu'in al-Nasafi
.
Students
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Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani
, the author of
Al-Hidayah
, was his most famous student.
See also
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References
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