Al-Hakim al-Samarqandi الحكيم السمرقندي | |
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Title | Al-Hakim (The Wise One)[1] |
Personal life | |
Born | Unknown [c. 874 A.D.] |
Died | 342 A.H. = 953 A.D. 345 A.H. = 956 A.D. |
Era | Islamic Golden Age |
Region | Transoxiana |
Main interest(s) | Sufism, Aqidah, Kalam (Islamic theology), Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), Tafsir, Hikmah (Wisdom) |
Notable work(s) | al-Sawad al-A'zam |
Religious life | |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Creed | Maturidi |
Muslim leader | |
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Al-Hakim Abu al-Qasim Ishaq al-Samarqandi (Arabic: الحكيم أبو القاسم إسحاق السمرقندي), was a Sunni-Hanafi scholar, qadi (judge), and sage from Transoxania who studied Sufism in Balkh with Abu Bakr al-Warraq. Some sources describe him as a student of al-Maturidi (d. 333/944-45) in fiqh and kalam.[2]
He was proficient in kalam and authored a Hanafi creedal statement that insists on the need for obedience to any duly appointed ruler. The creed criticizes the harsh asceticism of the Karramiyya[Note 1] and accepts traditional views of saintly marvels (karamat).[3]
Abu al-Qasim's life marked a turning-point in the formation of the ascetic doctrines and teachings of Hanafi Sunnis in the east, and his al-Sawad al-A'zam (Arabic: السواد الأعظم) was for a long time a major reference source on doctrine for many Hanafis-Maturidis.[4] Although it is not yet clear whether al-Hakim was a disciple of al-Maturidi, or whether his handbook was a mere traditional document on Hanafite doctrine.[5]
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