At a glance
- Roles
- Jurist · Scholar
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Identifiers
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- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Isma'il al-Qaffal al-Shashi, a Shafi'i jurist. He studied under Abu al-Abbas Ibn Surayj, and was an imam with many works. 1
His learning
Al-Shirazi says that he was the first of the jurists to write fine dialectic. He has a book on the principles of jurisprudence and a "Commentary on the Risala". The jurisprudence of al-Shafi'i spread from him beyond the river. 1
His death
Al-Shirazi says that he died in 336 AH. Ibn Khallikan relates a difference about his death, including that he died at al-Shash in 365 AH. 1
Notes for researchers
- The year of death is disputed and needs a second source.
Connections
- Studied under
- Ahmad ibn Umar ibn Surayj
People and things also explored
Abu al-Abbas ibn al-Qass al-Tabari· Abu al-Husayn Ibn al-Qattan al-Baghdadi· Qadi Abu Ali Ibn Abi Hurayra al-Baghdadi· Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Ahmad al-Marwazi· Uthman ibn Said al-Anmati· Ahmad ibn Umar ibn Surayj
Sources
- Tabaqat al-fuqaha' — Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi (ed. Ihsan Abbas, Dar al-Ra'id al-Arabi) , p. 59
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Qaffal al-Shashi, Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ali”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-qaffal-al-shashi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.