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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-85: BIOGRAFI IMAM AL-JUWAINIY
Who was Imam al-Juwaini, also known as Imam al-Haramain?
Short answer
Imam al-Juwaini was Abd al-Malik bin Abdillah, with the kunya Abu Ma'ali.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
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Summary
Imam al-Juwaini was Abd al-Malik bin Abdillah, with the kunya Abu Ma'ali. He was born in 419 AH in Juwain near Naisabur, followed the Shafi'i school and held Ahl al-Sunnah creed. He was called Imam al-Haramain because he taught and issued fatwas in Makkah and Madinah for four years. He studied under his father and other scholars, taught students such as al-Ghazali, wrote works including al-Waraqat and al-Burhan, and died in 478 AH.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Al-Juwainiy adalah nisbah kepada Juwain iaitu salah sebuah kampung yang terletak di Naisabur.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-85: BIOGRAFI IMAM AL-JUWAINIY”, 15 June 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/1100-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-85-biografi-imam-al-juwainiy. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/biography-of-imam-al-juwaini-imam-al-haramain/