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Uzbek Islamic scholar of the Hanafi school (1135–1197) Burhān al-Dīn Abu’l-Ḥasan ‘Alī bin Abī Bakr bin ‘Abd al-Jalīl al-Farghānī al-Marghīnānī ( Arabic : برهان الدين المرغيناني ) (1135-1197) was an Islamic scholar of the Hanafi school of jurisprudence. He was born to an Arab family whose lineage goes back to Caliph Abu Bakr al-Siddiq. He was born in Marghinan near Farghana (in present day Uzbekistan). He died in 1197 (593 AH). He is best known as the author of al-Hidayah , which is considered to be one of the most influential compendia of Hanafi jurisprudence ( fiqh ). Sheikh Muhammad Abd al-Hayy al-Laknawi mentioned in the book al-Fawa’id al-Bahiyyah, saying: And know that they divided our Hanafi companions into six classes, and the fourth: the class of those with preferential judgment, such as Burhan al-Din al-Marginani, who are able to prefer some narrations over others. Some with good knowledge. The Hidaya is a classic book of Islamic jurisprudence by Sheikh al-Islam Burhan al-Din 'Ali b. A classical manual of Hanafi Law Laws (Bristol) 2006 The Hedaya: Commentary on the Islamic Laws (Delhi) 1994 (2nd Edition 1870) John L. The Oxford Dictionary of Islam .
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Burhan al-Din al-Farghani al-Marghinani ( ) was an Islamic scholar of the Hanafi school. He was born at Marghinan in the vicinity of Farghana in 530/1135 (in Present Day Uzbekistan) He died in 593/1197. [1] He is described as the Shayk al-Islam, Imam, Hafidh, Muhaddith,and the leading jurist of his time,the master and possessor of different sciences. Al-Dhahabi in Tadhkirat al Huffaz mentioned him as the one filled with knowledge. It is to be noted he belonged in an environment where one is taught by giants in the field and surrounded by great men, the standards are very high and one has to excel to be noticed, Al-Marghinani did much more than that. A classical manual of Hanafi Law Laws (Bristol) 2006 The Hedaya: Commentary on the Islamic Laws (Delhi) 1994 (2nd Edition 1870)
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Burhān al-Dīn Abu’l-Ḥasan ‘Alī bin Abī Bakr bin ‘Abd al-Jalīl al-Farghānī al-Marghīnānī ( ) was an Islamic scholar of the Hanafi school of jurisprudence.He was born in Marghinan near Farghana in 530/1135 (in present day Uzbekistan) He died in 593/1197.He is best known as the author of al-Hidayah , which is considered to be one of the most influential compendia of Hanafi jurisprudence ( fiqh ). A classical manual of Hanafi Law Laws (Bristol) 2006 The Hedaya: Commentary on the Islamic Laws (Delhi) 1994 (2nd Edition 1870) John L. The Oxford Dictionary of Islam .
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Uzbek Islamic scholar of the Hanafi school (1135–1197) Burhān al-Dīn Abu’l-Ḥasan ‘Alī bin Abī Bakr bin ‘Abd al-Jalīl al-Farghānī al-Marghīnānī ( ) (1135-1197) was an Islamic scholar of the Hanafi school of jurisprudence.He was born in Marghinan near Farghana (in present day Uzbekistan).He died in 1197 (593 AH). He is best known as the author of al-Hidayah , which is considered to be one of the most influential compendia of Hanafi jurisprudence ( fiqh ). The Hidaya is a classic book of Islamic jurisprudence by Sheikh al-Islam Burhan al-Din 'Ali b. A classical manual of Hanafi Law Laws (Bristol) 2006 The Hedaya: Commentary on the Islamic Laws (Delhi) 1994 (2nd Edition 1870) John L. The Oxford Dictionary of Islam .
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