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Al-Baqillani

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Abu Bakr al-Baqillani (950-1013) was a Sunni Muslim scholar from Basra, a jurist of the Maliki school and a theologian of the Ashari school, described by Ibn Taymiyya as the best of the Ashari theologians. He served as chief judge, qadi, in Baghdad and was known as a skilled debater, once representing the Amir at the Byzantine court in Constantinople around 981 to debate Christian scholars. He is credited with roughly 55 works addressing theological and legal matters, and he substantially strengthened the Ashari school standing.

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Role
Sunni Muslim scholar and polymath 1
Born
950 2
Birthplace
Basra 2
Died
1013 2
Death Date
1013-06-05 2
Place of Death
Baghdad 2
Classification
Field of Law
Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Legal Scholar 1
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1. Al-Baqillani (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Introduction, gender
    He spent much of his life defending and strengthening the Ash'ari school of theology within Islam.
  • Introduction, role
    Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn al-Ṭayyib al-Bāqillānī, was a Sunni Muslim scholar and polymath who specialized in speculative Islamic theology, jurisprudence, logic, and hadith.
  • Introduction, field of law
    Bakr Mu?ammad ibn al-?ayyib al-B?qill?n? (Arabic: ????? ????? ???????? ??? ????????? ????????????????; 950 ? 5 June 1013), was a Sunni Muslim scholar and polymath who specialized in speculative Islamic theology, jurisprudence, logic, and hadith.
  • In Legal System: Sharia, Introduction
    Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn al-Ṭayyib al-Bāqillānī (Arabic: أَبُو بَكْر مُحَمَّد بْن ٱلطَّيِّب ٱلْبَاقِلَّانِيّ; 950-5 June 1013), was a Sunni Muslim scholar and polymath who specialized in speculative Islamic theology, jurisprudence, logic, and hadith.
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2. Wikidata: Al-Baqillani
  • Wikidata Q2608002, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 950
  • Wikidata Q2608002, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 1013
  • Wikidata Q2608002, P570 date of death claim (full date)
    P570 (date of death): 1013-06-05
  • Wikidata Q2608002, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Basra
  • Wikidata Q2608002, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): Baghdad
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