Al-Bayhaqi, in full Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Musa al-Khusrawjirdi al-Bayhaqi and known as Imam al-Bayhaqi, was an eleventh-century Sunni scholar renowned as the foremost hadith master of his age and a leading authority in the Shafii school of Islamic law. He was also a leading authority on the foundation of doctrine and one of the notable defenders of the Ashari school, active in Bayhaq, Nishapur, and across Khorasan, Iran, Iraq, and the Hijaz.
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RoleJurist and legal scholar 2 Place of Death Classification
Field of LawIslamic Law (Sharia and Fiqh) 1 Role
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Bakr Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Mūsā al-Khusrawjirdī al-Bayhaqī (Persian: ابو بكر احمد بن حسين بن علي بن موسی خسروجردی بيهقی, 994-1066), also known as Imām al-Bayhaqī, was a Sunni scholar widely known for being the foremost leading hadith master in his age, leading authority in the Shafi'i school, leading authority on the foundation of doctrine, meticulous, a devoted ascetic and one of the notable defenders of the Ash'ari school.
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Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Mūsā al-Khusrawjirdī al-Bayhaqī (Persian: ابو بكر احمد بن حسين بن علي بن موسی خسروجردی بيهقی, 994-1066), also known as Imām al-Bayhaqī, was a Sunni scholar widely known for being the foremost leading hadith master in his age, leading authority in the Shafi'i school, leading authority on the foundation of doctrine, meticulous, a devoted ascetic and one of the notable defenders of the Ash'ari school.
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بن حسين بن علي بن موسی خسروجردی بيهقی, 994-1066), also known as Imām al-Bayhaqī, was a Sunni scholar widely known for being the foremost leading hadith master in his age, leading authority in the Shafi'i school, leading authority on the foundation of doctrine, meticulous, a devoted ascetic and one of the notable defenders of the Ash'ari school.
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Wikidata Q293663, occupation/position claims
occupation/position claim resolves to: Jurist and Legal Scholar
Wikidata Q293663, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Khorasan
Wikidata Q293663, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Nishapur
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