RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Abu Mansur al-Maturidi

893 - 944

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Imam Abu Mansur al-Maturidi (Arabic: أبو منصور الماتريدي, romanized: Abū Manṣūr al-Māturīdī; 853–944) was a Hanafi jurist and theologian who is the eponym of the Maturidi school of kalam in Sunnism. He got his nisba from Māturīd, a district in Samarkand. His works include Tafsir al-Maturidi, a classic exegesis of the Qur'an, and Kitab al-Tawhid. His doctrinal school remains amongst the three main schools of theology alongside Ash'arism and Atharism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abu Mansur al-Maturidi is the 550th most popular religious figure (down from 379th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Uzbekistan (down from 8th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Uzbekistani Religious Figure.

Abu Mansur al-Maturidi is most famous for being the founder of the Maturidi school of Islamic theology, which is one of the four schools of Sunni Islamic theology. He is also famous for his work in the field of Islamic law.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Abu Mansur al-Maturidi ranks 550 out of 3,187. Before him are Bahira, Pope Vigilius, Ammar ibn Yasir, Ali al-Ridha, Manco Cápac, and Mahapajapati Gotami. After him are Sumayyah bint Khabbat, Pope Felix IV, Pope Romanus, Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari, Zaynab bint Khuzayma, and Uwais al-Qarani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 893, Abu Mansur al-Maturidi ranks 2. Before him is William Longsword. After him are Louis the Child, Al-Qa'im, and Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani. Among people deceased in 944, Abu Mansur al-Maturidi ranks 1. After him are Ngô Quyền, and Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury.

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In Uzbekistan

Among people born in Uzbekistan, Abu Mansur al-Maturidi ranks 9 out of 190. Before him are Muhammad al-Bukhari (810), Al-Biruni (973), Babur (1483), Islam Karimov (1938), Al-Tirmidhi (824), and Shah Rukh (1377). After him are Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari (1327), Shavkat Mirziyoyev (1957), Isma'il ibn Ahmad (849), Alp-Tegin (963), Mohammed Alim Khan (1880), and Viktor Bryukhanov (1935).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Uzbekistan

Among religious figures born in Uzbekistan, Abu Mansur al-Maturidi ranks 3. Before him are Muhammad al-Bukhari (810), and Al-Tirmidhi (824). After him are Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari (1327), Ad-Darazi (1000), and Amoghavajra (705).

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