Abu al-Mu'in al-Nasafi

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Abu al-Mu'in al-Nasafi
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Abu al-Mu'in al-Nasafi's name in Arabic calligraphy
Title His Bahr al-Kalam has had considerable popularity, and on the title-page of
the printed edition he is called:
"Chief of the People of al-Sunna and al-Jama'a,
Sword of the truth and of religion".[1]
Personal
Born 418 A.H. = 1027 A.D.
438 A.H. = 1046 A.D.
Nasaf
Died 508 A.H. = 1114-5 A.D.
Nasaf
Religion Islam
Era Islamic Golden Age
Region Uzbekistan
Denomination Sunni
Jurisprudence Hanafi
Creed Maturidi
Main interest(s) Aqidah, Kalam (Islamic theology), Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence),
Semantics
Notable work(s) Tabsirat al-Adillah, Bahr al-Kalam
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Influenced

Abu al-Mu'in al-Nasafi (Uzbek: ????-???? ??-??????; Arabic: ??? ?????? ???????),
was considered to be the most important Central Asian Hanafi theologian in the
Maturidite school of Sunni Islam after Imam Abu Mansur al-Maturidi (d. 333 A.H),
provided a fairly detailed account of al-Maturidi Central Asian predecessors.[2][3]
[4][5]
Contents

1 Name
2 Birth
3 Life
4 Kalam
5 Students
6 Books
7 Death
8 See also
9 References
10 External links

Name

His name was Abu al-Ma'in Maymun b. Muhammad b. Muhammad b. Mu'tamad b. Muhammad
Ibn Mak-hul b. al-Fadhl al-Nasafi al-Mak-huli.[6]
Birth
He was born in Nasaf (present Karshi) around 438 A.H. (1046 A.D.) and died in the
same city in 508 A.H. (1115 A.D.).[7] It was said that his birth was in 418 A.H.
(1027 A.D.) according to Khair al-Din al-Zarkali and Umar Rizo Kahhol, while
Qutluwbugha says it was in 438 A.H. (1046 A.D.), based on the age of his death
being seventy years in the year of 508 A.H. (1115 A.D.).[8]
Life

Classical sources give no information about his life, but he lived in an age in
which Muslim theology was reaching its peak, and he contributed to this
development.

He was born in an educated family. His ancestors were respected by society as great
scholars of "fiqh" science. His great-grandfather, Makhul Nasafi, was a disciple of
Imam al-Maturidi, and his grandfather, Mu�tamid ibn Makhul Nasafi, was famous as a
theologian, Hanafi jurist (Faqih), and mystic (Sufi) who was reported to have
written a number of works.[9] He received his primary education from his father and
grandfather.[10]
Kalam
Main article: Kalam

Abu al-Mu'in al-Nasafi was one of the prominent representatives of "kalam", the
science of aqeedah,and played an important role in the wide dissemination of the
teachings of Maturidiyya, founded by Abu Mansur al-Maturidi.[11][12][13]
Students

Some of his popular students are:[14]

Najm al-Din 'Umar al-Nasafi (d. 537/1142), the author of al-'Aqa'id al-
Nasafiyyah (Arabic: ??????? ????????).[15]
'Ala' al-Din Samarqandi (d. 539/1144), the author of Tuhfat al-Fuqaha' (Arabic:
???? ????????).[16]
'Ala' al-Din al-Kasani (d. 578/1191), the author of Bada'i' al-Sana'i' (Arabic:
????? ????????).
Sadr al-A'imma Abu al-Ma'ali Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Muhammad b. al-Husain al-
Bazdawi (d. 542/1147).

Sometimes it's assumed that Abu al-Thana' al-Lamishi was a student of him, though
this is not known for sure.[17]
Books

He wrote many works aimed at clarifying misconceptions about Islam, fighting

religious fanaticism.[18] Some of his popular and widely accepted works are as
follows:[19][20]

Tabsirat al-Adillah (Instructing the Evidences); is considered as the second

major work in the Maturidi curriculum, after Imam al-Maturidi's Kitab al-Tawhid.
Al-Tamhid li-Qawa'id al-Tawhid (Introduction to the Principles of Monotheism);
is a summary of Tabsirat al-Adilla (Instructing the Evidences).
Bahr al-Kalam fi 'Ilm al-Tawhid (Ocean of Discussions on the Science of
Monotheism); is one of the main sources of "kalam" science in Maturidism.

Death

It has been widely accepted and agreed upon that he died in the year of 508 A.H.
(1114 or 1115 A.D.).

His mausoleum, located in the village of Kovchin in Karshi district, is one of the
ancient pilgrimage places. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, during his visit to
Kashkadarya region on 24�25 February 2017, gave recommendations on improvement of
his mausoleum, creation of necessary conditions for visitors, organization of a
library and translation of his works.[21][22][23]
See also

Abu Hanifa
Al-Hakim al-Samarqandi
Abu al-Yusr al-Bazdawi
Abu Ishaq al-Saffar al-Bukhari
Nur al-Din al-Sabuni
List of Hanafis
List of Ash'aris and Maturidis
List of Muslim theologians

References

Masood Ali Khan and Shaikh Azhar Iqbal (2005). Encyclopaedia of Islam: Religious
doctrine of Islam. Commonwealth Publishers, India. p. 128. ISBN 9788131100523.
Bernard G. Weiss (2002). Studies in Islamic Legal Theory. Brill Publishers. p. 237.
ISBN 9789004120662.
Oliver Leaman (2015). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Islamic Philosophy.
Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 367. ISBN 9781472569455.
Sabine Schmidtke (2016). The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Theology. Oxford University
Press. p. 291. ISBN 9780199696703.
"Abu'l-Mu'in al-Nasafi's understanding of iman and takfir". Academicresearch.net.
"Bahr al-Kalam fi 'ilm al-Tawhid (?????? ???????? ?? ??? ???????) by Imam Abi al-
Ma'in al-Nasafi". Looh Press; Islamic & African Studies.
Oliver Leaman (2015). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Islamic Philosophy.
Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 367. ISBN 9781472569455.
"Bahr al-Kalam fi 'ilm al-Tawhid (?????? ???????? ?? ??? ???????) by Imam Abi al-
Ma'in al-Nasafi". Looh Press; Islamic & African Studies.
Oliver Leaman (2015). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Islamic Philosophy.
Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 367. ISBN 9781472569455.
"President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with creative work carried out in
Abul-Muin an-Nasafi mausoleum". Embassy of Uzbekistan in India.
"President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with creative work carried out in
Abul-Muin an-Nasafi mausoleum". Uza.uz.
"President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with creative work carried out in
Abul-Muin an-Nasafi mausoleum". Embassy of Uzbekistan in India.
"President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visits mausoleum of Abu Mouin Nasafi". UzDaily.
"Bahr al-Kalam fi 'ilm al-Tawhid (?????? ???????? ?? ??? ???????) by Imam Abi al-
Ma'in al-Nasafi". Looh Press; Islamic & African Studies.
Sohaira Siddiqui (2019). Locating the Sharia: Legal Fluidity in Theory, History and
Practice. Brill Publishers. p. 99. ISBN 9789004391710.
Bernard G. Weiss (2002). Studies in Islamic Legal Theory. Brill Publishers. p. 238.
ISBN 9789004120662.
"Kitab Fi Usul al-Fiqh by Imam Abu 'l-Thana' Mahmud ibn Zayd al-Lamishi". at-
Tahawi.com � Muslim Bibliophilia.
"President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visits mausoleum of Abu Mouin Nasafi". UzDaily.
Oliver Leaman (2015). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Islamic Philosophy.
Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 367. ISBN 9781472569455.
Ulrich Rudolph (2014). Al-Maturidi and the Development of Sunni Theology in
Samarqand. Brill Publishers. p. 249. ISBN 9789004261846.
"President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with creative work carried out in
Abul-Muin an-Nasafi mausoleum". Embassy of Uzbekistan in India.
"President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visits mausoleum of Abu Mouin Nasafi". UzDaily.

"President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with creative work carried out in
Abul-Muin an-Nasafi mausoleum". Uza.uz.
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