Abu Zurʽa al-Razi explained

Religion:	Islam
Abū Zur'a Ubaydullah ibn 'Abd al-Karim al-Rāzī
Birth Date:	809 C.E/ 193 A.H or 815 C.E/199 A.H
Birth Place:	Ray, Iran
Death Date:	878 C.E/ 264 A.H
Denomination:	Sunni
Creed:	Athari^[1] ^[2]
Occupation:	Muhaddith

Abu Zura Ubaydullah ibn Abdul-Karim ibn Yazid ibn Faruh (أبو زرعة الرازي, 815/816 or 809/810, in Rey, Iran – 878, in Rey) was a Muslim scholar, Muhaddith from Rey (northern Iran). Zura al-Razi was a relative of another famous Muhaddith Abu Hatim al-Razi (Muhammad ibn Idris).

Not to be confused with Abu Zura Ahmad ibn Husayn al-Razi (al-Razi al-Mutawassit or al-Saghir).^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Abrahamov, Binyamin . Islamic Theology: Traditionalism and Rationalism . Edinburgh University Press . 1998 . 0-7486-1102-9 . George Square, Edinburgh . 54-56 . APPENDIX I: THE CREED OF ABU ZUR'A UBAYDALLAH IBN 'ABD AL-KARIM AL RAZI (D. 264/878) AND ABU HATIM MUHAMMAD IBN IDRIS AL-RAZI (D . 277 /890).
2. Book: Melchert, Christopher . The Formation of the Sunni Schools of Law, 9th-10th Centuries C.E . Brill Publishers . 1997 . 90-04-10952-8 . Koninklijke Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands . "Abu Zur'ah al-Razi was impeccably traditionalist,".. "A list of leading scholars in the ninth century shows clearly the ebb and flow of traditionalist influence... Al-Dhahabi adds that it was also with Ahmad, Abu Bakr Ibn Abi Shaybah, 'Ali ibn al-Madini, and others; then passed to al-Bukhari, Abu Zur'ah al-Razi Abu Hatim al-Razi (d. 277/890-891)..,". 25, 30 . Chapter 1: The Traditionalists of Iraq.
3. Gilliot, Claude. "Abū Zurʿa al-Rāzī". Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE. Edited by: Gudrun Krämer, Denis Matringe, John Nawas, Everett Rowson. Brill Online, 2013. Reference. Omar Sangani Ina Narile 7 April 2013