At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar · mystic
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Anatolia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Mulla Muhammad b. Qutb al-Din al-Izniki the Hanafi, imam, scholar, doer; he read the revealed and rational sciences under Mulla al-Fanari, mastered them and outstripped his peers, then took the sufi path — joining shari'a, tariqa and haqiqa. 1
His works
He wrote a commentary on Miftah al-ghayb of Shaykh Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi — exceedingly fine — and also commented al-Qunawi's Fusus; he died in 886. 1
People and things also explored
al-Attarine Madrasa, Fez· Experience versus service, and self-development· Scientific matn (condensed school text)· Reading and culture (al-qira'a wa-l-thaqafa)· Motivation· The youth cultural crisis· Life management and choosing one's field· Madrasa
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 343
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islam.museum contributors. “Muhammad al-Izniki”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-izniki-muhammad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.