Abu Bakr al-Samarqandi
Abu Bakr al-Samarqandi | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | Abu Bakr Muhammad b. al-Yamān al-Samarqandi |
| Died | 268 AH / 881–2 CE Samarqand |
| Main interest(s) | Jurisprudence, Theology |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
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Abu Bakr Muhammad b. al-Yamān al-Samarqandi (Arabic: أﺑﻮ ﺑﻜﺮ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺑﻦ اﻟﻴﻤﺎن السمرقندي) was a Sunni-Hanafi scholar from Samarqand, who combined jurisprudence and theology. He paved the way for his compatriot Abu Mansur al-Maturidi (d. 333/944). He opposed the emerging Karramiyya, an anthropomorphist sect.