Siraj al-Din 'Ali ibn 'Uthman al-Ushi al-Farghani (Arabic: سراج الدين علي بن عثمان الأوشي الفرغاني) was a Hanafi jurist, Maturidi theologian, hadith expert (muhaddith), Chief Judge or Supreme Judge (Qadi al-Qudah or 'Aqda al-Qudah as he was also called), and researcher who has ferreted out facts and established them (muhaqqiq).[1] He is probably best known for his work on a confession of faith in rhyme entitled al-Qasida al-Lamiyya fi al-Tawhid, also called Bad' al-Amali or from the opening words Qasidat Yaqulu al-'Abd.[2]
Siraj al-Din al-Ushi سراج الدين الأوشي | |
|---|---|
| Title | Imam al-Haramayn ("the Imam of the two Sanctuaries") |
| Personal | |
| Born | Osh, Kyrgyzstan |
| Died | 575 A.H. = 1179–80 A.D. |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Region | Turkestan, Transoxiana (Central Asia) |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Main interest(s) | Aqidah, Kalam (Islamic theology), Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), Hadith studies |
| Notable work(s) | Bad' al-Amali, Al-Fatawa al-Sirajiyyah |
| Muslim leader | |
Birth
editHe was born or lived in Osh (Ush), by the Ferghana Valley (Ush in today's Kyrgyzstan) and hence his demonym al-Ushi.[3]
Books
editHis well known writings include:[4]
- Al-Fatawa al-Sirajiyyah (Arabic: الفتاوى السراجية).
- Bad' al-Amali (Arabic: بدء الأمالي).
- Ghurar al-Akhbar wa Durar al-Ash'ar (Arabic: غرر الأخبار ودرر الأشعار), abstract Nisab al-Akhbar li-Tadhkirat al-Akhyar (Arabic: نصاب الأخبار لتذكرة الأخيار), 1000 short traditions in 100 chapters.[5]
Death
editHe died at the end of the 6th /12th century,[6] after 569 AH (1173/4 AD), specifically in 575/1179–80.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Al-Fatawa al-Sirajiyyah Arabic Hanafi Fiqh, Siraj ad-Din AL-Ushi". Kitaabun Books-Classical and Contemporary Muslim and Islamic Books.
- ^ "Encyclopaedia of Islam, First Edition (1913-1936)". Brill Online Reference Works.
- ^ Bad' al-Amali (Islamic Creed): English Translation of a Classical Text on Sunni Creed. ISBN 1794334300.
- ^ "Al-Fatawa al-Sirajiyyah Arabic Hanafi Fiqh, Siraj ad-Din AL-Ushi". Kitaabun Books-Classical and Contemporary Muslim and Islamic Books.
- ^ Carl Brockelmann (2016). History of the Arabic Written Tradition, Volume 1. Brill Publishers. p. 482. ISBN 9789004326262.
- ^ Edited by Kevin Reinhart, and Robert Gleave (2014). Islamic Law in Theory: Studies on Jurisprudence in Honor of Bernard Weiss. Brill Publishers. p. 173. ISBN 9789004265196.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Bad' al-Amali : English". Islam786books.com : Madani Propagation.
External links
edit- A Brief Biography of Siraj al-Din al-Ushi (in Arabic)
