At a glance
- Roles
- Philosopher · Scholar
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Place in the story
- PhilosopherTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Ali al-Jurjani, known as al-Sharif, a scholar of philosophy, logic, theology and rhetoric. He was born in Taju in 740 AH (1340 CE) and died in 816 AH (1413 CE), according to the "Encyclopaedia of Notable Scholars and Men of Letters". 1
Notes for researchers
- His works, teachers and pupils need an additional source.
People and things also explored
The world's createdness or eternity· The transmigration of souls· The people of the qibla and not declaring takfir for sin· The hereafter: the grave, resurrection and reckoning· Islamic eschatology· Reason and heart· The Throne (al-Arsh)· Al-din al-qayyim (the upright religion)
Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Al-Sharif al-Jurjani, Ali ibn Muhammad”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-sharif-al-jurjani-ali-ibn-muhammad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-19.