Abu Hafs Umar al-Nasafi


Najm ad-Dīn Abū Ḥafṣ ‘Umar ibn Muḥammad an-Nasafī was a Muslim jurist, theologian, mufassir, muhaddith and historian. A Persian scholar born in present-day Uzbekistan, he wrote mostly in Arabic.

Works

He authored around 100 books in Hanafi jurisprudence, theology, Quran exegesis, Hadith and history.

Theology

He studied under prominent scholars such as Fakhr al-Islam al-Bazdawi, Abu al-Yusr al-Bazdawi, and Abu al-Mu'in al-Nasafi.

Students

, the author of Al-Hidayah, was his most famous student.