Abd al-Karim ibn Hawazin al-Qushayri al-Naysaburi (986-1072) was an Arab Muslim scholar of Nishapur remembered as a theologian, jurist, and legal theoretician as well as a Quran commentator, hadith transmitter, grammarian, and Sufi spiritual master. He combined the formal training of a Shafi'i jurist and hadith expert with a strong inclination toward mysticism and an ascetic way of life, and mastered a wide range of the Islamic sciences of his era.
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He was born in Nishapur which is in Khorasan province in Iran.
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The absolute Imam, jurist, theologian, legal theorist, the interpreter of the Qu'ran, a man of letters, grammarian, writer/poet, the master of his time, God's secret among His creation, the axis of reality, source of happiness, the pole of masterhood, one who joined the Shari'a and the Truth.
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Al-Qushayri, combined the routine instruction of a Shafi'i law specialist and Hadith expert (muhaddith) with a solid slant to mysticism and ascetic lifestyle.
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Wikidata Q4115259, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 986
Wikidata Q4115259, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 0986-08-06
Wikidata Q4115259, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1072
Wikidata Q4115259, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1072-12-30
Wikidata Q4115259, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Ustuwā
Wikidata Q4115259, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Nishapur
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