Abū ʿAbdallāh al-Ḥalīmī al-Qāḍī al-Ḥusayn b. al-Ḥasan b. Muḥammad b. Ḥalīm al-Bukhārī al-Jurjānī al-Shāfiʿī (Arabic: الحليمي) also known as Al-Halimi (338 AH/949–50 CE - 403 AH/1012–3 CE), was a highly influential Sunni scholar and regarded as the foremost leading jurist, traditionist, and theologian in Transoxiana. He was one of the hadith masters who wrote significant works and was a prominent figure in the Shafi'i school of law and among the early Ash'aris.[3]
Al-Halimi الحليمي | |
|---|---|
| Title | Shaykh ash-Shafi'iyyah Al-Ḥāfiẓ |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 338 AH/949–50 CE |
| Died | 403 AH/1012–3 CE |
| Era | Islamic golden age |
| Region | Transoxiana |
| Main interest(s) | Aqidah, Kalam, Fiqh, Hadith, Usul al-Din |
| Notable idea(s) | Al-Minhaj fi Shu'ab al-Iman |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i[1] |
| Creed | Ash'ari[2] |
| Muslim leader | |
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Biography
editAl-Halimi was born in the year (338/949–50 AH) to a free woman from Gorgan and his half-brother, Abū l-Faḍl al-Ḥasan, was born the same year to a female Turkic slave. The place where Al-Halimi was born is disputed. It was said that he was born in Gorgan and was raised in Bukhara. Other narration states he was born and raised in Bukhara. He studied hadith under several masters, including Abū Bakr b. Khanb (not Ḥabīb) and others. He studied jurisprudence under Abu Bakr al-Qaffal al-Marwazi and Abu Bakhr al-Udani. After mastering these sacred sciences, he became an alim of high consideration and authority in Transoxiana. He was known for his brilliant researching skills and treating points of the Shafi'i law. When he moved to Nishapur, he taught hadith scholars and others who gave narrations under his authority such as Al-Hakim and other hadith narrators.[4][5]
Death
editHe died in the year of 403 (1012 CE).[4]
Influence
editMany scholars who came after him would often quote him pertaining matters on creed and Usul al-dín (principles of the faith).[6][7] Al-Bayhaqi frequently transmitted his scholarship in his Shu'ab al-Iman and Al-Asma' wa al-Sifat.[3]
Reception
editThe Shafi'i historian, Al-Dhahabi refers to Imam al-Halimi as the "Head of the Mutakallimīn and Muḥaddithīn" indicating his leadership among the practitioners of Kalam and scholars of Hadith.[8] Al-Dhahabi also calls him "Shaykh al-Shāfiʿiyyah" indicating his leadership among the jurists in the Shafi'i school.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Gülen, M. Fethullah (16 July 2010). Emerald Hills of the Heart Key Concepts in the Practice of Sufism. Tughra Books. ISBN 9789047432487.
- ^ عيسى ربيح امين،, احمد، (2011). Divine speech between antiquity and occurrence An analytical study. Dar al-Kotob al-'Ilmiyya. p. 35. ISBN 9782745171566.
- ^ a b Al-Bayhaqi (December 1999). Allah's Names and Attributes. Vol. 4. Translated by Gibril Fouad Haddad. Islamic Supreme Council of America. p. 23. ISBN 9781930409033.
- ^ a b Ibn Khallikan (2 May 2015). Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary. Translated by William McGuckin de Slane. Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. pp. 420–21.
- ^ Gilliot, Claude (2010). "al-Ḥalīmī". Encyclopaedia Islamica. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_ei3_COM_23453.
- ^ Holmes Katz, Marion (7 May 2007). The Birth of The Prophet Muhammad Devotional Piety in Sunni Islam. Taylor & Francis. pp. 78–118. ISBN 9781135983949.
- ^ Radtke, Bernd (30 November 2007). Al-ʿAzīz Al-Dabbāgh Al-Dhahab Al-Ibrīz Min Kalām Sayyidī ʿAbd Al-ʿAzīz Al-Dabbāgh. Brill. p. 312. ISBN 9789047432487.
- ^ Shams al-Din al-Dhahabi. Biographies Of The Nobles. Vol. 17 (Al-Risala ed.). p. 231.
- ^ Shams al-Din al-Dhahabi. Biographies Of The Nobles. Vol. 17 (Al-Risala ed.). p. 162.
