al-Isbijabi, Abu Nasr

الإسبيجابي أبو نصر

Hanafi jurist of Transoxiana, remembered for piety and good character in the pursuit of learning.

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Roles
Jurist
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region
Persia & Central Asia
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Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.

Overview

Abu Nasr Ahmad ibn Mansur al-Isbijabi, a Hanafi jurist from Transoxiana. He was known for piety and good character in the pursuit of learning. 1

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People and things also explored

The seven ahruf· Hadith· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· The Prophetic sira· The Prophetic Sunna· Command, prohibition and capacity· The Sunna as explanation of the Qur'an· Bid'a (religious innovation)

Sources

  1. Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO , p.538
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The seven ahruf

The Prophet's saying 'the Qur'an was revealed in seven ahruf, so read of it what is easy' — narrated through Umar's dispute with Hisham ibn Hakim over Surat al-Furqan; its exact meaning is one of the widest debates in Qur'anic sciences.