Al-Juwayni acquired the status of a mujtahid in the field of fiqh and usul al-fiqh.
14 Facts About Al-Juwayni
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Al-Juwayni was considered a major figurehead within the Ash'ari school of theology where he was ranked equal to the founder, Imam al-Ash'ari.
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Al-Juwayni was given the honorific titles of Shaykh of Islam, The Glory of Islam, The Absolute Imam of all Imams.
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Al-Juwayni grew up in Naysabur, an intellectually thriving area drawing scholars to it.
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Al-Juwayni even read and studied all of his father's books, including Sharh al-Muzani, Sharh usul al-Shafi'i, Mukhtasar al-Mukhtasar, al-Tafsir al-Kabir, and al-Tabsirah.
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Al-Juwayni received hadith transmission from scholars like Abu Bakr Ahmad b Muhammad al-Tamimi, Abu Sa'd 'Abd al-Rahman b Hamdan al-Nadrawi, Abu Hassan Muhammad b Ahmad al-Muzakki, Abu Abdullah Muhammad b Ibrahim al-Tarrazi, and Abu Muhammad al-Jawharri in addition to learning from his father and al-Bayhaqi.
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Al-Juwayni made use of the chance to learn both fiqh and usul al-fiqh.
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Al-Juwayni was left to flee Nishapur by force when the Karramite governor Al-Kundduri passed a verdict to curse Abu Hassan al-Ashari during the weekly Friday prayer gatherings and to imprison any of his adherents.
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Al-Juwayni taught knowledge and wrote books in Hijaz for four years.
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Al-Juwayni gained a large following and was invited back to Nishapur as an undisputed grand mufti once Nizam Al Mulk took power, and was appointed the headmaster of newly built prestigious Nizamiyya school where he stayed for the next 30 years, training and preparing for the next generation of Shafi'i jurists and Ash'ari theologians.
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Al-Juwayni spent his life studying and producing influential treatises in Muslim government; it is suspected that most of his works came out of this period after his return from Mecca and Medina.
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Al-Juwayni had over 400 students; his most famous students became world famous scholars of their time and they include:.
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Al-Juwayni died of liver disease and was buried at his home after a huge crowd attended his funeral.
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Al-Juwayni was said to be stubborn and unaccepting of any legal speculation whatsoever.