Muhammad Ibn Yahya al-Janzi (Arabic: محمد بن يحيى الجنزي) was a Persian scholar, who was born in Nishapur. He was a student of Al-Ghazali and was responsible for spreading his teachings of Shafite Law in Nishapur.
Muhammad Ibn Yahya al-Janzi | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | 476H/1083 AD |
| Died | 549H/1154 AD |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Region | Persia |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Main interest(s) | Fiqh |
| Muslim leader | |
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Biography
editMuhammad Ibn Yahya al-Janzi was an Imam, Mufti, and Shafite Scholar. Just like al-Ghazali, he also had expertise in debates and silencing one's opponents.[1][2][3]
During his lifetime, he became an esteemed scholar & was appointed as a head teacher in Nizamiyya [4] The famous historian Ibn al-Sam'ani also studied under him. Imam Fakhar-ud-din al-Razi is linked with al-Ghazali through Abu Nasr Ahmad ibn Zirr ibn Aqil al-Kamal al-Simnani (d. 575), who was also the student of Yahya al-Janzi.[5]
Works
editJust like al-Nawawi wrote a commentary, of a commentary (written by his teacher Ibn al-Salah), of al-Ghazali's "al-Wasit Fil Madhab" titled "Rawdat al-Talibin" & al-Rafi wrote "al-Fath al-azeez fi sharh al-Wajiz", Yahya al-Janzi also wrote a commentary titled "al-Muhit fi Sharh al-Wasit".
He said about al-Ghazali:
He is the second al-Shafi. [6]
Students
editAmongst the famous students of Yahya al-Janzi were:
- Ibn al-Sam'ani[7]
- Abu Mansur Muhammad Ibn Muhammad al-Tusi (d. 567)
- Abu Fath Muhammad Ibn Mahmud al-Tusi (d. 596) [8]
- Abu Nasr Ahmad ibn Zirr ibn Aqil al-Kamal al-Simnani
- Najm al-Din al-Khabushani
Death
editYahya al-Janzi died in 549H/1154 AD in Nishapur.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ibn Khallikan, Wafayat-al-A'yan, Volume 1, Page 96-97
- ^ al-Sam'ani, Al-Ansab, Volume 5, Page 220
- ^ Al-Subki, Tabaqat, Volume 6, Page 63
- ^ Muntajab al-Din, Atabat al-Kataba, Page 6-9
- ^ Al-Subqi, Tabaqat, Volume 6, Page 16-17
- ^ Al-Subqi's Tabaqat, Volume VI, Page 150
- ^ Frank Griffel, Al-Ghazali's Philosophical Theology, p 71.
- ^ Al-Subqi, Tabaqat, Volume 6, Page 400
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