Al-Bayhaqi
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from
Ahmad Bayhaqi)
Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Husayn Ibn 'Ali Ibn Moussa al-Khosrojerdi al-Bayhaqi, البيهقي also known as Imam Al-Bayhaqi was born 994 CE/384AH in the small town of Khusraugird near Bayhaq in Khurasan.[2] During his lifetime, he became a famous Sunni hadith expert, following the Shafi'i school in fiqh.
[edit] Biography
Al-Baihaqi was a scholar of fiqh, of the Shafi'i school of thought as well as hadith. He studied fiqh from Abu al-Fath Nasir ibn al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Naysaburi, among others. He also studied hadith from Hakim al-Nishaburi and was his foremost pupil, among others in that subject as well. He died in 1066 CE.
Imam Bayhaqi was a prominent author in his time, having authored more than one thousand volumes according to Al-Dhahabi.[3] Among the most well-known books authored by him are:
- Al-Sunan al-Kubra, commonly known as Sunan al-Bayhaqi
- Ma`arifa al-Sunan wa al-Athar
- Bayan Khata Man Akhta`a `Ala al-Shafi`i (The Exposition of the Error of Those who have Attributed Error to al-Shafi`i)
- Al-Mabsut, a book on Shafi`i Law
- Al-Asma' wa al-Sifat (The Divine Names and Attributes)
- Al-I`tiqad `ala Madhhab al-Salaf Ahl al-Sunna wa al-Jama`a
- Dala'il al-Nubuwwah (The Signs of Prophethood)
- Shu`ab al-Iman (The branches of faith)
- Al-Da`awat al-Kabir (The Major Book of Supplications)
- Al-Zuhd al-Kabir (The Major Book of Asceticism)
[edit] References
- ^ Constructive Critics, Ḥadīth Literature, and the Articulation of Sunnī Islam, By Scott C. Lucas, pg. 98
- ^ Imam Bayhaqi
- ^ The Classification of Hadith, by Dr. Suhaib Hassan
|
|
|
| Scientists: |
|
|
| Philosophers: |
|
|
| Islamic Scholars: |
|
|
| Poets & Artists: |
|
|
| Historians & Political figures: |
|
|
| Persondata |
| Name |
Bayhaqi, Ahmad |
| Alternative names |
|
| Short description |
|
| Date of birth |
994 |
| Place of birth |
|
| Date of death |
1066 |
| Place of death |
|
