Al-Jaṣṣās

Islamic Scholar
Person Human Q6820252

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
918, 917[9]
Date of death
981, June 12, 981[10]
Place of birth
Ray
Place of death
Baghdad
Country of citizenship
Abbasid Caliphate[11]
Religion or worldview
Islam, Sunni Islam[16][17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Arabic[23]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[26]
Family name
Razi[19]
Name in native language
أحمد بن علي الرازي[24]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikiproject:Islamic Courts & Canons[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Al-Jaṣṣās en Abū Bakr Aḥmad b. ‘Alī al-Jaṣṣāṣ al-Rāzī ar أحمد بن على الرازى الجصاص ar الجصاص ar أبو بكر أحمد بن علي الجساس الرازي ar أبو بكر الجصاص de Ǧaṣṣāṣ, Aḥmad Ibn-ʿAlī al- ca. de Abū Bakr Ahmad ibn ʿAlī al-Dschassās es Al-Dschassās fr Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī al-Rāzī al-Jaṣṣāṣ fr Al-Jaṣṣās fr Ǧaṣṣāṣ, Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī al-Rāzī al- nl Ǧaṣṣāṣ, Aḥmad b. ʿAlī al- (Abū Bakr Aḥmad b. ʿAlī) ru Абу Бакр Ахмад ибн Али ар-Рази ru аль-Джассас tr Cessas
🔖 Identifiers · 26
VIAF cluster ID
121685290
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85223943
GND ID
103110445
Arab Encyclopedia concept ID
5135
BIBSYS ID
90329134
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15647111b
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00340853
CiNii Research ID
1140845216807062656
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
103110445
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
20089
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Encyclopaedia of Islam (second edition) ID
SIM_2017
FAST ID
164272
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/121p5w1k
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/563592707374
IdRef ID
122792300
J9U entity ID
987007256832205171
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA12841486
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
140757139
OpenITI author ID
0370IbnCaliJassas
RERO ID (legacy)
A000141113
Shamela author ID
21
TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID
cessas
Topic's main category
Wikidata item
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtRHr9v6R4dvq9DyVRh73

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Occupation 4
Field of work 3
Given name 2
Religion or worldview 2
Country of citizenship 1
Family name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Madhhab 1
Notable work 1
Place of birth 1
Ray
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
Works by author 1
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Summary

Al-Jaṣṣās was born in 918[1] in Ray[2]. He died in 981[3] in Baghdad[4]. He worked as a theologian[5], Islamic jurist[6], Qur'anic exegete[7], and writer[8].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Aḥkām al-Qurʼān[28], a literary work[29].

FAQs

Where was Al-Jaṣṣās born?

Al-Jaṣṣās's place of birth was Ray[2].

Where did Al-Jaṣṣās die?

Al-Jaṣṣās died in Baghdad[4].

What did Al-Jaṣṣās do for work?

Al-Jaṣṣās worked as a theologian[5], Islamic jurist[6], Qur'anic exegete[7], and writer[8].

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  12. [16] ↑ . shamela.ws. Retrieved . shamela.ws. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [24] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 12w ago · ForzaGreen · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)
    Name in native language → أحمد بن علي الرازي
    "Created claim: Name in native language: أحمد بن علي الرازي, batch #269156"
  2. 19w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → theologian, Islamic jurist, Qur'anic exegete +1
    "Changed claim: Occupation: Qur'anic exegete, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect Qur'anic exegete → Qur'anic exegete (…"
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