Abu al-Qasim al-Ansari
al-Anṣārī, Abū l-Qāsim Salmān b. Nāṣir b. 'Imrān al-Arghiyānī al-Nīsābūrī al-Ṣūfī al-Shāfi'ī (Arabic: أبو القاسم الأنصاري), commonly known as Abu al-Qasim al-Ansari was a Persian Sunni scholar known for being an Ash'arite theologian, Shafi'i jurist, traditionist, scriptural exegete and mystic during the Islamic Golden Age. He was the famous pupil of Imam al-Haramayn al-Juwayni and greatly influenced by him, as can be seen by his own theological writings. He was referred to as Sayf al-Nazr (Arabic: سيف النظر, lit. '"Sword of insight"').
Abu al-Qasim al-Ansari أبو القاسم الأنصاري | |
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| Title | Nasir al-Sunnah Sayf al-Nazr |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1040 Arghiyān near Nishapur |
| Died | October 10, 1118 (aged 77–78) Unknown; presumably in or near Nishapur |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic theology, Hadith, Islamic jurisprudence, Tafsir, Sufism, Usul al-Din |
| Notable work(s) | Al-Ghunya fi al-Kalam |
| Occupation | Muhaddith, Mufassir, Scholar, Muslim Jurist, Theologian, Mystic |
| Muslim leader | |
As a Muslim scholar of the Sunni branch and Shafi'i school, his studies covered the fields of Islamic theology, Usul al-Din (principles of faith), Shafi'i jurisprudence, Sufism, Interpretation of Quran, and the studies of Hadith. Among his most prominent students were Al-Shahrastani, the author of Al-Milal wa al-Nihal, and Ibn al-Sam'ani, the author of Kitab al-Ansab. He lived under the Abbasid Caliphate, between the second half of the fifth century AH and beginning of the sixth century AH of the Islamic calendar.