Al-Kasani
'Ala' al-Din al-Kasani علاء الدين الكاساني | |
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| Title | King of the Scholars |
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| Died | 03 August 1191 |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Main interest(s) | Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), Aqidah (Islamic theology) |
| Notable work(s) | Bada'i' al-Sana'i' |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
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'Ala' al-Din al-Kasani (Arabic: علاء الدين الكاساني), known as Al-Kasani or al-Kashani, was a 12th Century Sunni Muslim Jurist who became an influential figure of the Hanafi school of Sunni jurisprudence, which has remained the most widely practiced law school in the Sunni tradition.
He was nicknamed Malik al-'Ulama' ("King of the Scholars"). His major work entitled Bada'i' al-Sana'i' fi Tartib al-Shara'i' (Arabic: بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع) is one of the most important Islamic legal manuals of the Hanafi tradition.