Al-Qaffāl al-Shāshī

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Summary

Al-Qaffāl al-Shāshī was born on January 1, 904[1], in Tashkent[2]. He died on 975[3] in Tashkent[4]. He worked as an Islamic jurist[5] and linguist[6]. He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 904[8]
  • Date of death: January 1, 976[9]
  • Place of burial: Qaffol Shoshiy Mausoleum[10]
  • Country of citizenship: Abbasid Caliphate[11]
  • Field of work: fiqh[12], Usul al-fiqh[13], Arabic[14]
  • Student: Hakim al-Nishaburi[15], Ibn Manda[16], Muḥammad Ibn-al-Ḥusain as-Sulamī[17], Abu Sulaiman al-Khattabi[18], al-Halimí[19]
  • Religion or worldview: Islam[20], Sunni Islam[21], Ash'ari[22]
  • Sex or gender: male[23]
  • Given name: Abu Bakr[24]
  • Student of: Ibn Khuzaymah[25], Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari[26], ʻAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad Baghawī[27], Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari[28], Ibn Surayj[29]
  • Name in native language: القفال الشاشي[30]
  • Madhhab: Shafi'i[31]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Al-Qaffāl al-Shāshī include Qaffol Shoshiy Mausoleum[32], a mausoleum[33], in Uzbekistan[34].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Al-Qaffāl al-Shāshī include Qaffol Shoshiy Mausoleum[32], a mausoleum[33], in Uzbekistan[34].

FAQs

Where was Al-Qaffāl al-Shāshī born?

Al-Qaffāl al-Shāshī's place of birth was Tashkent[2].

Where did Al-Qaffāl al-Shāshī die?

Al-Qaffāl al-Shāshī died in Tashkent[4].

What did Al-Qaffāl al-Shāshī do for work?

Al-Qaffāl al-Shāshī worked as an Islamic jurist[5] and linguist[6].

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  22. [18] ↑ . tarajm.com. tarajm.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [19] ↑ . tarajm.com. tarajm.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [28] ↑ . tarajm.com. tarajm.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . tarajm.com. tarajm.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student → Hakim al-Nishaburi, Ibn Manda, Muḥammad Ibn-al-Ḥusain as-Sulamī +2
    Deutsche biographie (gnd) id → 102415455
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'id', 'ru', 'sl', 'tg', 'tr', 'ur', 'uz']
    Sitelink count → 9
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  2. 20w ago · TheEagle107 · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student of → Ibn Khuzaymah, Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari, ʻAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad Baghawī +2
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  3. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → +0975-00-00T00:00:00Z, +0976-01-01T00:00:00Z
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  4. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → fiqh, Usul al-fiqh, Arabic
    Given name → Abu Bakr
    Sex or gender → male
    Student of → Ibn Khuzaymah, Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari, ʻAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad Baghawī +2
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