Abu al-Layth al-Samarqandi

Summary

Abu al-Layth al-Samarqandi (Arabic أبو الليث السمرقندي, Abū l-Laiṯ as-Samarqandī; b. 944; d. 983) was a Hanafite jurist and Quran commentator, who lived during the second half of the 10th century.[1] He authored various books on theology and jurist works, including Baḥr al-ʿUlūm, بحر العلوم, a Quran exegesis, also known as Tafsīr as-Samarqandi, and Tanbīh al-Ġāfilīn, تنبيه الغافلين.

Abu al-Layth al-Samarqandi
أبو الليث السمرقندي
Personal
Born944
Died983 (aged 38–39)
ReligionIslam
EraIslamic Golden Age
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
Main interest(s)Fiqh, Aqidah

Literature edit

  • Abou-l-Laiṯ as-Samarḳandī: Le traité Arabe Muḳaddima d'Abou-l-Laiṯ as-Samarḳandī en version Mamelouk-Kiptchak. - Warszawa : Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1962
  • Daiber, Hans: The Islamic concept of belief in the 4th/10th century : Abū l-Laiṯ as-Samarkandī's commentary on Abū Ḥanīfa (died 150/767) al-Fiqh al-absāṭ / Introduction, text and commentary by Hans Daiber. Tokyo : Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, 1995 (Studia Culturae Islamicae; 52)

Notes edit

  • TDV İslam Ansiklopedisi - SEMERKANDÎ, Ebü’l-Leys
  • ABŪ'L-LAYTH AL-SAMARQANDĪ'S LIFE AND WORKS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HIS "AL-MUQADDIMAH"

References edit

  1. ^ Pakatchi, Ahmad; Rabbani, Translated by Azar (2015-10-16), "Abū al-Layth al-Samarqandī", Encyclopaedia Islamica, Brill, retrieved 2023-06-29