Siraj al-Din al-Ushi

Siraj al-Din al-Ushi
سراج الدين الأوشي
Siraj al-Din al-Ushi; سراج الدين الأوشي
Title	Imam al-Haramayn; ("the Imam of the two Sanctuaries")
Personal
Born	Osh, Kyrgyzstan
Died	575 A.H. = 1179–80 A.D.
Religion	Islam
Era	Islamic Golden Age
Region	Turkestan, Transoxiana (Central Asia)
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Hanafi
Creed	Maturidi
Main interest(s)	Aqidah, Kalam (Islamic theology), Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), Hadith studies
Notable work(s)	Bad' al-Amali, Al-Fatawa al-Sirajiyyah
Muslim leader
	Influenced by Abu Hanifa; Abu Mansur al-Maturidi; Najm al-Din 'Umar al-Nasafi;
	Influenced Ali al-Qari; 'Izz al-Din ibn Jama'ah; Ibn Nujaym; Ibn 'Abidin; Al-Haskafi; Ibn Qutlubgha;

Siraj al-Din 'Ali ibn 'Uthman al-Ushi al-Farghani (Arabic: سراج الدين علي بن عثمان الأوشي الفرغاني) was a Hanafi jurist, Maturidi theologian, hadith expert (muhaddith), Chief Judge or Supreme Judge (Qadi al-Qudah or 'Aqda al-Qudah as he was also called), and researcher who has ferreted out facts and established them (muhaqqiq).^[1] He is probably best known for his work on a confession of faith in rhyme entitled al-Qasida al-Lamiyya fi al-Tawhid, also called Bad' al-Amali or from the opening words Qasidat Yaqulu al-'Abd.^[2]

Birth

He was born or lived in Osh (Ush), by the Ferghana Valley (Ush in today's Kyrgyzstan) and hence his demonym al-Ushi.^[3]

Books

His well known writings include:^[4]

Al-Fatawa al-Sirajiyyah (Arabic: الفتاوى السراجية).
Bad' al-Amali (Arabic: بدء الأمالي).
Ghurar al-Akhbar wa Durar al-Ash'ar (Arabic: غرر الأخبار ودرر الأشعار), abstract Nisab al-Akhbar li-Tadhkirat al-Akhyar (Arabic: نصاب الأخبار لتذكرة الأخيار), 1000 short traditions in 100 chapters.^[5]

Death

He died at the end of the 6th /12th century,^[6] after 569 AH (1173/4 AD), specifically in 575/1179–80.^[7]

References

^ "Al-Fatawa al-Sirajiyyah Arabic Hanafi Fiqh, Siraj ad-Din AL-Ushi". Kitaabun Books-Classical and Contemporary Muslim and Islamic Books.
^ "Encyclopaedia of Islam, First Edition (1913-1936)". Brill Online Reference Works.
^ Bad' al-Amali (Islamic Creed): English Translation of a Classical Text on Sunni Creed. ISBN 1794334300.
^ "Al-Fatawa al-Sirajiyyah Arabic Hanafi Fiqh, Siraj ad-Din AL-Ushi". Kitaabun Books-Classical and Contemporary Muslim and Islamic Books.
^ Carl Brockelmann (2016). History of the Arabic Written Tradition, Volume 1. Brill Publishers. p. 482. ISBN 9789004326262.
^ Edited by Kevin Reinhart, and Robert Gleave (2014). Islamic Law in Theory: Studies on Jurisprudence in Honor of Bernard Weiss. Brill Publishers. p. 173. ISBN 9789004265196. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ "Bad' al-Amali : English". Islam786books.com : Madani Propagation.

External links

A Brief Biography of Siraj al-Din al-Ushi (in Arabic)

[1] "Al-Fatawa al-Sirajiyyah Arabic Hanafi Fiqh, Siraj ad-Din AL-Ushi". Kitaabun Books-Classical and Contemporary Muslim and Islamic Books.

[2] "Encyclopaedia of Islam, First Edition (1913-1936)". Brill Online Reference Works.

[3] Bad' al-Amali (Islamic Creed): English Translation of a Classical Text on Sunni Creed. ISBN 1794334300.

[4] "Al-Fatawa al-Sirajiyyah Arabic Hanafi Fiqh, Siraj ad-Din AL-Ushi". Kitaabun Books-Classical and Contemporary Muslim and Islamic Books.

[5] Carl Brockelmann (2016). History of the Arabic Written Tradition, Volume 1. Brill Publishers. p. 482. ISBN 9789004326262.

[6] Edited by Kevin Reinhart, and Robert Gleave (2014). Islamic Law in Theory: Studies on Jurisprudence in Honor of Bernard Weiss. Brill Publishers. p. 173. ISBN 9789004265196. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)

[7] "Bad' al-Amali : English". Islam786books.com : Madani Propagation.

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