Ibn Furak

Sunni Imam
Person human Q12177901
Ibn Furak
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
941
Date of death
1015
Place of birth
Isfahan
Place of death
Nishapur
Country of citizenship
Abbasid Caliphate[8]
Occupation
theologian, jurist, imam
Religion or worldview
Islam[19]
Cause of death
poisoning[21]
Work location
Nishapur[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Arabic
Given name
Abu Bakr[22]
Madhhab
Shafi'i
Name in native language
أبو بكر محمد بن الحسن بن فورك الأنصاري الأصبهاني
🏷️ Also known as
en Muḥammad Ibn-al-Ḥasan Ibn-Fūrak en Ibn Furak ar أبي بكر بن فورك ar ابن فورك ar أبا بكر بن فورك ar أبو بكر بن فورك de Muḥammad Ibn-al-Ḥasan Ibn-Fūrak fa ابن فورک id Ibnu Furak it Muḥammad Ibn-al-Ḥasan Ibn-Fūrak ru Ибн Фурак tr İbn Furek
🔖 Identifiers · 30
VIAF cluster ID
36910348
Library of Congress authority ID
n82215840
GND ID
102372888
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
10905658w
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01314149
CiNii Research ID
1140000791718104320
DDB person (GND) ID
102372888
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
102372888
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
18775
Encyclopaedia of Islam (second edition) ID
COM_0321
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Encyclopaedia of Islam (third edition) ID
COM-30777
FAST ID
1825444
Freebase ID
/m/011pxnnl
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/766944773561
IdRef ID
08976935X
IxTheo authority ID
076739279
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA14564004
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007306784105171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
134972600
Parsifal cluster ID
91183
RERO ID (legacy)
A013502980
SBN author ID
CUBV083950
SHARE Catalogue author ID
666119
Shamela author ID
1665
TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID
ibn-furek
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/69980
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcwyWMycj9yRvHvr7YXVC

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Occupation 3
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Students 2
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Place of death 1
Religion or worldview 1
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Summary

Ibn Furak was born in Isfahan[1]. He was born in 941[2]. He passed away in Nishapur[3]. He died in 1015[4]. He worked as a theologian[5], jurist[6], and imam[7].

Body

Education

Studied under أبو الحسن الباهلي[24], a theologian[25] and Q87651987[26].

Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include Ilm al-Kalam[9], a religious school of thought[27]; Arabic grammar[10], a grammar[28]; fiqh[11], a field of study[29]; poetry[12], a literary form[30]; and public speaking[13], an academic discipline[31]. Notable students include Abd al-Karīm ibn Hawāzin Qushayri[14], a mutakallim[32], 0986–1072[33], of Abbasid Caliphate[34], specialised in fiqh[35]; Abu Uthman al-Maghribi[15], a Sufi[36], 0857–0983[37]; and Abu Ishaq al-Isfarayini[16], an ulema[38], 0949–1027[39], of Abbasid Caliphate[40], specialised in fiqh[41].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Mujarrad Maqalat al-Ash'ari[17], a literary work[42] and Q121007946[18].

FAQs

Where was Ibn Furak born?

Ibn Furak's place of birth was Isfahan[1].

Where did Ibn Furak die?

Ibn Furak passed away in Nishapur[3].

What did Ibn Furak do for work?

Ibn Furak worked as theologian[5], jurist[6], and imam[7].

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  3. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [5] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [2] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [24] ↑ . digital.csic.es. digital.csic.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  17. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 28d ago · Medineli92 · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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