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Muslim scholar and theologian (1028–1085) Dhia' ul-Dīn 'Abd al-Malik ibn Yūsuf al-Juwaynī al-Shafi'ī ( Arabic إمام الحرمين ضياء الدين عبدالملك بن يوسف الجويني, 17 February 1028 – 20 August 1085; 419–478 AH ) was an Arab Sunni scholar famous for being the foremost leading jurisconsult , legal theoretician and Islamic theologian of his time. His name is commonly abbreviated as al-Juwayni ; he is also commonly referred to as Imam al-Haramayn meaning "leading master of the two holy cities ", that is, Mecca and Medina . He acquired the status of a mujtahid in the field of fiqh and usul al-fiqh . Highly celebrated as one of the most important and influential thinkers in the Shafi'i school of orthodox Sunni jurisprudence , he was considered as the virtual second founder of the Shafi'i school, after its first founder Imam al-Shafi'i . He was also considered a major figurehead within the Ash'ari school of theology where he was ranked equal to the founder, Imam al-Ash'ari. He was given the honorific titles of Shaykh of Islam , The Glory of Islam , The Absolute Imam of all Imams. Hadith: Muhammad's Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World (Foundations of Islam) . The Life and Works of a Controversial Thinker (Handbook of Oriental Studies) (Handbook of Oriental Studies: Section 1; The Near and Middle East) . Al-Juwayni's Thought and Methodology . Shariah and the Halal Industry . The waraqat of Imam Al-Haramayn Al-Juwayni, a classical manual of usulal fiqh . The Fatigue of the Shari'a .
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Imam al-Haramayn Dhia' ul-Din Abd al-Malik ibn Yusuf al-Juwayni al-Shafi'i (1028 - 1085 CE; 419H - 478H) was a Sunni Shafi'i hadith and Kalam scholar .
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Imam al-Haramayn Dhia' ul-Din Abd al-Malik ibn Yusuf al-Juwayni al-Shafi'i ( , 1028—1085 CE ; 419—478 AH ) was a Persian Sunni Shafi'i faqih and mutakallim .His name is commonly abbreviated as Al-Juwayni ; he is also commonly referred to as Imam al Haramayn , meaning "leading master of the two holy cities ", that is, Mecca and Medina .The Life and Works of a Controversial Thinker (Handbook of Oriental Studies) (Handbook of Oriental Studies: Section 1; The Near and Middle East) .
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Muslim scholar Dhia' ul-Dīn 'Abd al-Malik ibn Yūsuf al-Juwaynī al-Shafi'ī ( , 17 February 1028— 19 August 1085; 419—478 AH ) was a Persian Sunni Shafi'i jurist and mutakallim theologian. His name is commonly abbreviated as Al-Juwayni ; he is also commonly referred to as Imam al Haramayn , meaning "leading master of the two holy cities ", that is, Mecca and Medina . Hadith: Muhammad's Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World (Foundations of Islam) . The Life and Works of a Controversial Thinker (Handbook of Oriental Studies) (Handbook of Oriental Studies: Section 1; The Near and Middle East) .
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Muslim scholar and theologian (1028–1085) Dhia' ul-Dīn 'Abd al-Malik ibn Yūsuf al-Juwaynī al-Shafi'ī ( , 17 February 1028 – 20 August 1085; 419–478 AH ) was a Persian Sunni scholar famous for being the foremost leading jurisconsult , legal theoretician and Islamic theologian of his time. His name is commonly abbreviated as al-Juwayni ; he is also commonly referred to as Imam al Haramayn meaning "leading master of the two holy cities ", that is, Mecca and Medina . He acquired the status of a mujtahid in the field of fiqh and usul al-fiqh .Highly celebrated as one of the most important and influential thinkers in the Shafi'i school of orthodox Sunni jurisprudence , he was considered as the virtual second founder of the Shafi'i school, after its first founder Imam al-Shafi'i .He was also considered a major figurehead within the Ash'ari school of theology where he was ranked equal to the founder, Imam al-Ash'ari .He was given the honorific titles of Shaykh of Islam , The Glory of Islam , The Absolute Imam of all Imams. Hadith: Muhammad's Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World (Foundations of Islam) . The Life and Works of a Controversial Thinker (Handbook of Oriental Studies) (Handbook of Oriental Studies: Section 1; The Near and Middle East) . Shariah and the Halal Industry .The waraqat of Imam Al-Haramayn Al-Juwayni, a classical manual of usulal fiqh .The Fatigue of the Shari'a .
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sunni shafi'i hadith and kalam scholar
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commonly referred to as imam al-haramayn meaning "leading master of the two holy cities "
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