| Religion: | Islam |
| Region: | Persia |
| Era: | Islamic Golden Age |
| Muhammad Ibn Yahya al-Janzi | |
| Birth Date: | 476H/1083 AD |
| Death Date: | 549H/1154 AD |
| Maddhab: | Shafi'i |
| Creed: | Ash'ari |
| Main Interests: | Fiqh |
| Influences: | Al-Ghazali |
| Influenced: | Ibn al-Sam'ani |
Muhammad Ibn Yahya al-Janzi (Arabic: محمد بن يحيى الجنزي) was a Persian scholar, who was born in Nishapur. He was a student of Al-Ghazali and was responsible for spreading his teachings of Shafite Law in Nishapur.
Muhammad Ibn Yahya al-Janzi was an Imam, Mufti, and Shafite Scholar. Just like al-Ghazali, he also had expertise in debates and silencing one's opponents.[1] [2] [3]
During his lifetime, he became an esteemed scholar & was appointed as a head teacher in Nizamiyya [4] The famous historian Ibn al-Sam'ani also studied under him. Imam Fakhar-ud-din al-Razi is linked with al-Ghazali through Abu Nasr Ahmad ibn Zirr ibn Aqil al-Kamal al-Simnani (d. 575), who was also the student of Yahya al-Janzi.[5]
Just like al-Nawawi wrote a commentary, of a commentary (written by his teacher Ibn al-Salah), of al-Ghazali's "al-Wasit Fil Madhab" titled "Rawdat al-Talibin" & al-Rafi wrote "al-Fath al-azeez fi sharh al-Wajiz", Yahya al-Janzi also wrote a commentary titled "al-Muhit fi Sharh al-Wasit".
He said about al-Ghazali:
Amongst the famous students of Yahya al-Janzi were:
Yahya al-Janzi died in 549H/1154 AD in Nishapur.