Al-Jassas
Al-Jaṣṣāṣ | |
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الجصاص | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 917 |
| Died | 981 (aged 63–64) |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Region | Iraq |
| Main interest(s) | Fiqh, Tafsir |
| Notable work(s) | Aḥkām al-Qur'ān |
| Occupation | Scholar, Jurist, Mufassir |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Mu'tazila |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī al-Rāzī (Arabic: أبو بكر أحمد بن علي الرازي), widely known as al-Jaṣṣāṣ (Arabic: الجصاص; 370–305 AH/ 917–981 CE), was a leading Hanafi jurist and Qurʾān exegete in Baghdad of his time. Serving as the Mufti of Iraq, he is best known for authoring Aḥkām al-Qur'ān.