Abu Bakr al-Samarqandi explained
| Abu Bakr al-Samarqandi |
| Birth Name: | Abu Bakr Muhammad b. al-Yamān al-Samarqandi |
| Birth Place: | Samarqand |
| Death Date: | 268 AH / 881–2 CE |
| Death Place: | Samarqand |
| Religion: | Islam |
| Denomination: | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence: | Hanafi |
| Creed: | Maturidi |
| Main Interests: | Jurisprudence, Theology |
| Notable Works: | - Kitab al-Anwar
- Kitab al-I'tisam
- Kitab al-Radd 'ala al-Karramiyya
- Kitab Ma'alim al-Din
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| Influenced: | Abu Mansur al-Maturidi |
Abu Bakr Muhammad b. al-Yamān al-Samarqandi (ar|أﺑﻮ ﺑﻜﺮ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺑﻦ اﻟﻴﻤﺎن السمرقندي) was a Sunni-Hanafi scholar from Samarqand, who combined jurisprudence and theology. He paved the way for his compatriot Abu Mansur al-Maturidi (d. 333/944).[1] He opposed the emerging Karramiyya, an anthropomorphist sect.[2] [3]
Works
The sources mention the titles of four of his works:[4]
- Kitab al-Anwar.
- Kitab al-I'tisam, was simply dedicated to hadith.
- Kitab al-Radd 'ala al-Karramiyya, a refutation of the Karramites (al-Karramiyya).
- Kitab Ma'alim al-Din ('The Lineaments of the Faith'), the title of the book would seem to present the possibility of directly accessing theological discussions. But a look at the manuscript shows that the theme of the text is completely different. It is confined strictly to argumentation on questions of law, without a single word on theology. There is a manuscript of this book in Mashhad.
Death
Abu Bakr died in the year 268/881–2 after presumably spending his entire life in his hometown of Samarqand.[5]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: ABŪ BAKR SAMARQANDĪ. Encyclopædia Iranica.
- Book: Carl Brockelmann. Joep Lameer. History of the Arabic Written Tradition; Supplement Volume 1. 2017. Brill Publishers. 9789004334625. 344.
- Book: Josef van Ess. Gwendolin Goldbloom. Theology and Society in the Second and Third Centuries of the Hijra. Volume 2: A History of Religious Thought in Early Islam. 2017. Brill Publishers. 9789004344020. 633.
- Book: Ulrich Rudolph. Rodrigo Adem. Al-Maturidi and the Development of Sunni Theology in Samarqand. 2014. Brill Publishers. 9789004261846. 74-75.
- Book: Ulrich Rudolph. Rodrigo Adem. Al-Maturidi and the Development of Sunni Theology in Samarqand. 2014. Brill Publishers. 9789004261846. 74-75.
