Summary
Abul-Fath Asad ibn Muhammad al-Mayhani (Arabic: أبو الفتح أسد بن محمد الميهاني) was a Persian scholar, who was born in Mayhana. He was an immediate follower of Al-Ghazali.
Asad al-Mayhani | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | 1068 |
| Died | 1132 |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Region | Persia |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
Biography edit
According to Ibn al-Jawzi and Taj al-Din al-Subki, Asad Mayhani was a highly influential scholar of Islamic law. The works (al-Taliqa or the Notes) of Asad al-Mayhani were adopted by the Nizamiyya Madrassa in Baghdad. He studied Islamic Jurisprudence with Abu-Muzaffar al-Samani (who was the grandfather of the historian Abu Saad Al-Samani) at the Nizamiyya madrasa in Merw & then moved to Ghazna, where he became famous.[1]
Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi said that his father studied "The Notes" of Asad al-Mayhani, who was very famous at that time. [2]
Ibn al-Jawzi said that many Hanbalites studied "the Notes" of Asad al-Mayhani, even though he was a Shafi'i. [3]
In the thirteenth century, Ibn Kathir said Asad Mayhani's "Notes" were still popular. [4]
Asad al-Mayhani said about the works of al-Ghazali:
None will arrive at al-Ghazali's level of insights and his virtue unless he reaches — or at least almost reaches — intellectual perfection. [5]