Abu'l-Husayn al-Basri | |
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| Born | 370 H (980 CE) |
| Died | 436 H (1044 CE) |
| Era | Islamic golden age |
| Main interest(s) | Usul,Medicine |
| Notable work(s) | al-Mu'tamad fi Usul al-Fiqh |
| Occupation | Scholar of Islam |
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| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Mu'tazila |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi[1][2] |
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Abu'l-Husayn al-Basri (c. 980–1044 CE) was aMu'tazilitejurist, physician and theologian. He wroteal-Mu'tamad fi Usul al-Fiqh (The Canon of the Foundations of Jurisprudence), a major source of influence in informing the foundations ofIslamic jurisprudence untilFakhr al-Din al-Razi'sal-Mahsul fi 'Ilm al-Usul (The Compilation of the Fundamentals of the Legal Sciences).[3]
He was aphysician as well as a disciple of the Mu'tazilite judgeAbd al-Jabbar inRey. He challenged some of his master's teachings and eventually compiled a huge (two volumes; 1500 pages) critical review of the arguments and proofs used inIslamic scholastic theology. This, he summarised inal-Mu'tamad and included a critique of thequalifications of a legist. His works were generally handed down among students ofmedicine, and it was a century before his teachings were revived and espoused by theMu'tazili scholarIbn al-Malahimi inKhorezm inCentral Asia, where they gained recognition as a school ofMu'tazilitheology.[4]
Muhammad b. 'Ali Abu'l Husayn al-Basri was born in Basra, and died in Baghdad on 5 Rabi al-Akhir 436 / 30 October 1044. He was a Mu'tazilite theologian and an important Hanafite jurist.
Abū al-Ḥusayn al-Baṣrī, Muḥammad b. ʿAlī b. Ṭayyib (d. 436/1044), was a Muʿtazilī theologian and a scholar of Ḥanafī jurisprudence.
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