Jamal al-Din al-Ghaznawi

Jamal al-Din al-Ghaznawi (Arabic: جمال الدين الغَزْنَوي‎), was a Sunni Hanafi jurist, theologian, and Kalam scholar of the Maturidi school.[1][2][3]

Jamal al-Din al-Ghaznawi جمال الدين الغَزْنَوي
Title	Al-Taj al-Hanafi
Personal
Died	593 A.H. = 1196-7 A.D. Aleppo
Religion	Islam
Era	Islamic Golden Age
Region	Ghazna (Ghaznin, Ghazni) is an important historical town of  Afghanistan
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Hanafi
Creed	Maturidi
Main interest(s)	Aqidah, Kalam (Islamic theology), Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), Usul al-Fiqh (principles of jurisprudence)
Notable work(s)	Kitab Usul al-Din, Al-Hawi al-Qudsi fi Furu' al-Fiqh al-Hanafi
Muslim leader
Influenced by Abu Hanifa Abu Mansur al-Maturidi 'Ala' al-Din al-Kasani

Name

Jamal al-Din Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Mahmud b. Sa'id b. Nuh al-Qabisi, widely known as al-Taj al-Hanafi, it has also been said his name was Muhammad instead of Ahmad.

Birth

The date of his birth is unknown, nor are there many authentic circumstances related of his life.

Life

Not much of his early academic life is known nor documented except that many have mentioned his knowledge and his written works.

He lived in Aleppo for a period of time, and worked as a lecturer at al-Madrasa al-Nuriyya.[4]

Teachers

Amongst his teachers was 'Ala' al-Din al-Kasani, author of Bada'i al-Sana'i (d. 587/1191), who died about a hundred years after Sarakhsi.

Books

Among his printed works are:[5]

• Kitab Usul al-Din, The Book of the Principles of Religion (Islamic Theology).
• Al-Hawi al-Qudsi fi Furu' al-Fiqh al-Hanafi, called so because written in Jerusalem (al-Quds).

and many more other works.[6]

Death

He died in 593 A.H. = 1196/7 A.D. in Aleppo, Syria.[7] And he was buried near the tomb of Prophet Ibrahim, according to Ibn al-'Adim, in his book "Bughyat al-Talab fi Tarikh Halab".[8][9]

See also

• Abu Hanifa
• Abu Mansur al-Maturidi
• Abu al-Yusr al-Bazdawi
• Abu al-Mu'in al-Nasafi
• Abu Ishaq al-Saffar al-Bukhari
• Akmal al-Din al-Babarti
• Nur al-Din al-Sabuni
• Najm al-Din 'Umar al-Nasafi
• Sa'd al-Din al-Taftazani
• List of Ash'aris and Maturidis
• List of Muslim theologians

References

1. "Al-Hawi al-Qudsi fi Furu' al-Fiqh al-Hanafi by Jamal al-Din al-Ghaznawi". Looh Press.
2. "Kitab Usul al-Din by Jamal al-Din al-Ghaznawi". Islam786books.
3. "80 Books on Sunni Creed according to the Hanafi Madhhab". Darul Tahqiq.
4. "Bughyat al-Talab fi Tarikh Halab: The History of Aleppo by Kamal al-Din Ibn al-'Adim". islamport.com.
5. "Kitab Usul al-Din by Jamal al-Din al-Ghaznawi". Islam786books.
6. "Al-Hawi al-Qudsi fi Furu' al-Fiqh al-Hanafi by Jamal al-Din al-Ghaznawi". Looh Press.
7. "Al-'Alam by al-Zirikli". shamela.ws.
8. "Bughyat al-Talab fi Tarikh Halab: The History of Aleppo by Kamal al-Din Ibn al-'Adim". islamport.com.
9. "Kitab Usul al-Din by Jamal al-Din al-Ghaznawi". Islam786books.com.

Early Islamic scholars

Muhammad (570–632) prepared the Constitution of Medina, taught the Quran, and advised his companions `Abd Allah bin Masud (died 650) taught Ali (607–661) fourth caliph taught Aisha, Muhammad's wife and Abu Bakr's daughter taught Abd Allah ibn Abbas (618–687) taught Zayd ibn Thabit (610–660) taught Umar (579–644) second caliph taught Abu Hurairah (603–681) taught Alqama ibn Qays (died 681) taught Husayn ibn Ali (626–680) taught Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr (657–725) taught and raised by Aisha Urwah ibn Zubayr (died 713) taught by Aisha, he then taught Said ibn al-Musayyib (637–715) taught Abdullah ibn Umar (614–693) taught Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624–692) taught by Aisha, he then taught Ibrahim al-Nakha’i taught Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (659–712) taught Hisham ibn Urwah (667–772) taught Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri (died 741) taught Salim ibn Abd-Allah ibn Umar taught Umar ibn Abdul Aziz (682–720) raised and taught by Abdullah ibn Umar Hammad bin ibi Sulman taught Muhammad al-Baqir (676–733) taught Farwah bint al-Qasim Abu Bakr's great grand daughter Jafar's mother Abu Hanifa (699–767) wrote Al Fiqh Al Akbar and Kitab Al-Athar, jurisprudence followed by Sunni, Sunni Sufi, Barelvi, Deobandi, Zaidiyyah Shia and originally by the Fatimid and taught Zayd ibn Ali (695–740) Ja'far bin Muhammad Al-Baqir (702–765) Ali's and Abu Bakr's great great grand son taught Malik ibn Anas (711–795) wrote Muwatta, jurisprudence from early Medina period now mostly followed by Sunni in Africa and taught Al-Waqidi (748–822) wrote history books like Kitab al-Tarikh wa al-Maghazi, student of Malik ibn Anas Abu Muhammad Abdullah ibn Abdul Hakam (died 829) wrote biographies and history books, student of Malik ibn Anas Abu Yusuf (729–798) wrote Usul al-fiqh Muhammad al-Shaybani (749–805) Al-Shafi‘i (767–820) wrote Al-Risala, jurisprudence followed by Sunni and taught Ismail ibn Ibrahim Ali ibn al-Madini (778–849) wrote The Book of Knowledge of the Companions Ibn Hisham (died 833) wrote early history and As-Sirah an-Nabawiyyah, Muhammad's biography Isma'il ibn Ja'far (719–775) Musa al-Kadhim (745–799) Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780–855) wrote Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal jurisprudence followed by Sunni and hadith books Muhammad al-Bukhari (810–870) wrote Sahih al-Bukhari hadith books Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (815–875) wrote Sahih Muslim hadith books Muhammad ibn Isa at-Tirmidhi (824–892) wrote Jami` at-Tirmidhi hadith books Al-Baladhuri (died 892) wrote early history Futuh al-Buldan, Genealogies of the Nobles Ibn Majah (824–887) wrote Sunan ibn Majah hadith book Abu Dawood (817–889) wrote Sunan Abu Dawood Hadith Book Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (864- 941) wrote Kitab al-Kafi hadith book followed by Twelver Shia Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (838–923) wrote History of the Prophets and Kings, Tafsir al-Tabari Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari (874–936) wrote Maqālāt al-islāmīyīn, Kitāb al-luma, Kitāb al-ibāna 'an usūl al-diyāna Ibn Babawayh (923–991) wrote Man la yahduruhu al-Faqih jurisprudence followed by Twelver Shia Sharif Razi (930–977) wrote Nahj al-Balagha followed by Twelver Shia Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201–1274) wrote jurisprudence books followed by Ismaili and Twelver Shia Al-Ghazali (1058–1111) wrote The Niche for Lights, The Incoherence of the Philosophers, The Alchemy of Happiness on Sufism Rumi (1207–1273) wrote Masnavi, Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi on Sufism Key: Some of Muhammad's Companions Key: Taught in Medina Key: Taught in Iraq Key: Worked in Syria Key: Travelled extensively collecting the sayings of Muhammad and compiled books of hadith Key: Worked in Iran