Al-Bayhaqi
Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Mūsā al-Khusrawjirdī al-Bayhaqī (Arabic: أبو بكر أحمد بن حسين بن علي بن موسى الخسروجردي البيهقي, 994–1066), also known as Imām al-Bayhaqī, was a Sunni scholar widely known for being the foremost leading hadith master in his age, leading authority in the Shafi'i school, leading authority on the foundation of doctrine, meticulous, a devoted ascetic and one of the notable defenders of the Ash'ari school. Al-Dhahabi said: "Unequalled in his age, unrivalled amongst his peers, and the Ḥāfiẓ of his time."
Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Husayn al-Bayhaqi | |
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| Title | Shaykh al-Islam |
| Personal | |
| Born | Ramadan 384 AH / October 994 Bayhaq, now Sabzevar, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran |
| Died | 10 Jumadi al-Awwal, 458 AH/ 9 April 1066 (aged 72) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Islamic golden age |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith, Islamic jurisprudence, Islamic theology |
| Notable work(s) | Sunan al-Kubra Shu'ab al-Iman Al-Sunan al-Wusta Al-Asma' wa al-Sifat |
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