1. Al-Qushayri, combined the routine instruction of a Shafi'i law specialist and Hadith expert with a solid slant to mysticism and ascetic lifestyle.
10 Facts About Al-Qushayri
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Al-Qushayri was born in Nishapur which is in Khorasan province in Iran.
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Al-Qushayri returned to Baghdad where the Caliph al-Qa'im had him perform hadith teachings in his palace.
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Al-Qushayri determined that there were four levels of meaning in the Qur'an.
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Al-Qushayri repeatedly acknowledges his debt to, and admiration for, his Sufi master throughout his Risala.
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Al-Qushayri finally goes through specific practices of Sufism and the techniques of those practices.
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Al-Qushayri was knowledgeable in the foundations of the Ash'ari creed and in the branches of the Shafi'i school of though.
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Al-Qushayri was extremely distinguished with sound logic, and an expert in the theology of the school of al-Ash'ari.
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Al-Qushayri's words were beneficial and precious gems for the seekers of benefit.
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Al-Qushayri has poems that crown the heads of his noble ministers.