Ibn Furak
Ibn Furak or Ibn Faurak (Arabic: ابن فورك); c. 941–c. 1015 CE / 330–406 AH) was a Sunni Imam, foremost leading Ash'ari theologian and legal theoretician, a specialist of Arabic language, grammar and poetry, an orator, a jurist, and a traditionist from the Shafi'i Madhhab in 10th century.
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| Title | Imam |
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| Born | Abu Bakr Muhammad 330 AH / 941 CE |
| Died | 406 AH / 1015 CE Nishapur |
| Cause of death | assassinated |
| Resting place | al-Hira |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi`i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Main interest(s) | Theology (Kalam), Logic, Islamic Jurisprudence, Hadith, Arabic grammar |
| Notable work(s) | Mujarrad Maqalat al-Shaykh Abi al-Hasan al-Ash'ari ("Summary of Shaykh Abi al-Hasan al-Ash'ari's Treatises/Articles"), Mushkil al-Hadith wa Bayanuh ("Ambiguity of the Hadith and its Explanation") |
| Other names | Abu Bakr Muhammad bin al-Hasan bin Furak al-Shafi'i al-Ansari al-Isbahani |
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