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Egyptian Islamic jurist and theologian (853–933) Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad aṭ-Ṭaḥāwī ( Arabic : أَبُو جَعْفَر أَحْمَد ٱلطَّحَاوِيّ , romanized : Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad aṭ-Ṭaḥāwī ) (853 – 5 November 933), commonly known as at-Tahawi ( Arabic : ٱلطَّحَاوِيّ , romanized : aṭ-Ṭaḥāwī ), was an Egyptian Arab Hanafi jurist and Traditionalist theologian . He studied with his uncle al-Muzani and was a Shafi'i jurist, before then changing to the Hanafi school. He is known for his work al-'Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah , a summary of Sunni Islamic creed which influenced Hanafis in Egypt . Hadith: Muhammad's Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World (Foundations of Islam) . Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.). ARAM: Zoroastrianism in the Levant and the Amorites . Islamic Law and Society . 14 (3). Al-Tahawi became a Hanafi, but his methodology in both law and theology retained a distinctively traditionalist character. The Legacy of the Generation of Ibn Sa'd, Ibn Ma'in, and Ibn Hanbal .
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Abu Ja'far Ahmad ibn Muhammad At-Tahaawee , Imaam Abu Ja'far at-Tahaawee or simply Tahawi (843 or 853 to 935) was a famous Sunni Islamic Scholar who followed the Hanafi madhhab .
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Abu Ja'far Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-ṬaḥāwĪ , Imam Abu Ja'far al-ṬaḥāwĪ or simply al-ṬaḥāwĪ (الطحاوي) was (853 to 933) a famous Sunni Islamic Scholar who followed the Hanafi madhhab .
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Abu Ja'far al-Tahawi ( ) (843 – 5 November 933), or simply aṭ-Ṭaḥāwī ( Arabic : الطحاوي ), was an Egyptian Arab Hanafi jurist and a hadith scholar .He studied with al-Muzani and was a Shafi'i jurist, then with Ahmad b.Imran and followed the Hanafi school.He is known for his work al-'Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah , a concise summary of the essentials of the Sunni Islamic creed .Al-Tahawi was a contemporary of al-Ash'ari and al-Maturidi , two leading representatives of Sunni Islam , and produced a creed which exerted an influence upon the followers of the Hanafite school in Egypt .Hadith: Muhammad's Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World (Foundations of Islam) .Bacharach, Medieval Islamic Civilization: A-K, index, p 6.Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition .ARAM: Zoroastrianism in the Levant and the Amorites .The Legacy of the Generation of Ibn Sa'd, Ibn Ma'in, and Ibn Hanbal .
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Egyptian Islamic jurist and theologian (853–933) Abu Ja'far Ahmad al-Tahawi ( ) (853 – 5 November 933), or simply aṭ-Ṭaḥāwī ( Arabic : الطحاوي ), was an Egyptian Arab Hanafi jurist and Traditionalist theologian.He studied with his uncle al-Muzani and was a Shafi'i jurist, before then changing to the Hanafi school.He is known for his work al-'Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah , a summary of Sunni Islamic creed which influenced Hanafis in Egypt . Hadith: Muhammad's Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World (Foundations of Islam) . Bacharach, Medieval Islamic Civilization: A-K, index, p 6. Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition . ARAM: Zoroastrianism in the Levant and the Amorites . Islamic Law and Society . 14 (3).Al-Tahawi became a Hanafi, but his methodology in both law and theology retained a distinctively traditionalist character. The Legacy of the Generation of Ibn Sa'd, Ibn Ma'in, and Ibn Hanbal .
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famous sunni islamic scholar who followed the hanafi madhhab
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egyptian arab hanafi jurist and traditionalist theologian
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