OverviewA scholar who organised Hanafi rules and married the jurist Fatima al-Samarqandiyya.CategoryScholarPeriodBirth date unknown · d. c. 1191 CE
Life and settingAl-Kasani studied with Ala al-Din al-Samarqandi and married the jurist's daughter, Fatima al-Samarqandiyya. He later taught in Aleppo.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
Work and legacyHis Bada’i al-Sana’i organizes Hanafi rules and explains the principles behind them. Its structure made it an important reference for later legal study.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
SourcesOriginal concise biography based on the cited references. Historical reports, later devotional traditions and uncertain dates are distinguished where relevant.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
