al-Shaykh al-Mufid
Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Nu'man al-'Ukbari al-Baghdadi, known as al-Shaykh al-Mufid (Arabic: الشیخ المفید) and Ibn al-Mu'allim (c. 948–1022 CE), was a prominent Twelver Shia theologian. His father was a teacher (mu'allim), hence the name Ibn al-Mu'allim. The title "al-Mufid" was given to him either by Muhammad al-Mahdi, the twelfth Shia Imam, or by al-Rummani, a Sunni scholar, after a conversation with him. The leader of the Shia community, he was a mutakallim, theologian, and Shia jurist.
Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Nu'man | |
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| Title | al-Shaykh al-Mufid |
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| Born | 948 CE Ukbara |
| Died | 1022 (aged 73–74) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Islamic golden age |
| Denomination | Shia |
| Jurisprudence | Ja'fari |
| Creed | Twelver |
| Main interest(s) | Kalam, Hadith, Ilm ar-Rijal, Usul and Fiqh |
| Notable work(s) | Al-Amali, Awail Al Maqalat and Kitab al-Irshad |
| Occupation | Muslim scholar |
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He was taught by Al-Shaykh al-Saduq, Ibn Qulawayh, Abu Abdallah al-Basri and al-Rummani, and Sharif al-Murtaza and Shaykh Tusi were among his students. Only 10 of his 200 works have survived, among which are Amali, Al-Irshad, Al-Muqni'ah, and Tashih al-Itiqadat.