Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Quduri (
Arabic
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: أحمد بن محمد القدوري), full name Abu al-Hasan Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ja'far al-Quduri, known commonly as Imam al-Quduri (973–1037/972–1036) was a renowned
Iraqi Muslim scholar of the
Hanafi
The Hanafi school or Hanafism is the oldest and largest Madhhab, school of Islamic jurisprudence out of the four schools within Sunni Islam. It developed from the teachings of the Faqīh, jurist and theologian Abu Hanifa (), who systemised the ...
school of thought. He is well known for his ''
Mukhtasar al-Quduri'', an expository book which is one of the foundations for the Hanafi school's doctrine and jurisprudence.
Biography
Al-Quduri was born in
Baghdad, Iraq. In his adulthood, he was considered as the leader of the Hanafi school of thought during his time, especially in Iraq.
When he died in 1036/1037, he was buried in his house, but his remains were later transferred to be buried next to
Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Khwarizmi.
Among Al-Quduri's most famous students is the historian and scholar,
Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, who narrated
hadith
Hadith is the Arabic word for a 'report' or an 'account f an event and refers to the Islamic oral tradition of anecdotes containing the purported words, actions, and the silent approvals of the Islamic prophet Muhammad or his immediate circle ...
from him.
His works
*Mukhtasar al-Quduri
*Kitab at-Tajreed
*Sharh Mukhtasar al-Karkhi
References
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973 births
1037 deaths