Asad Mayhani
Persian scholar, born in Mayhana
About Asad Mayhani
Lived 1325 – 1403 (aged 77–78).
Abul-Fath Asad ibn Muhammad al-Mayhani was a Persian scholar, who was born in Mayhana. He was an immediate follower of Al-Ghazali.
Biography According to Ibn al-Jawzi and Taj al-Din al-Subki, Asad Mayhani was a highly influential scholar of Islamic law. The works (al-Taliqa or the Notes) of Asad al-Mayhani were adopted by the Nizamiyya Madrassa in Baghdad. He studied Islamic Jurisprudence with Abu-Muzaffar al-Samani (who was the grandfather of the historian Abu Saad Al-Samani) at the Nizamiyya madrasa in Merw & then moved to Ghazna, where he became famous.
Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi said that his father studied "The Notes" of Asad al-Mayhani, who was very famous at that time.
Ibn al-Jawzi said that many Hanbalites studied "the Notes" of Asad al-Mayhani, even though he was a Shafi'i.
In the thirteenth century, Ibn Kathir said Asad Mayhani's "Notes" were still popular.
Asad al-Mayhani said about the works of al-Ghazali:
Death Asad Mayhani died in 527/1132 in Hamadan.
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Who was Asad Mayhani?
persian scholar, born in Mayhana
When was Asad Mayhani born?
Asad Mayhani was born in 1325.
When did Asad Mayhani die?
Asad Mayhani died in 1403.
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