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al-Juwayni

Type Figure Region Khorasan Time 1028–1085 Also known as Abd al-Malik al-Juwayni

11th-century Khorasani theologian and Shafi'i jurist known as Imam al-Haramayn, head of the Nizamiyya in Nishapur and teacher of al-Ghazali.

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  1. 1028–1053Nishapur · KhorasanBorn in Nishapur, he inherited his family's scholarly tradition and studied locally and in Iraq, specializing in Shafi'i law and Ash'ari theology, and began teaching at an early age.
  2. 1053–1063Mecca · HejazOwing to political upheaval he went into exile in Mecca and Medina, teaching there for nearly a decade and receiving the honorific Imam al-Haramayn (Imam of the Two Holy Sanctuaries), with influence reaching across the Islamic world.
  3. 1063–1085Nishapur · KhorasanWith the support of the Seljuk vizier Nizam al-Mulk he returned to Nishapur and headed the Nizamiyya college, systematically teaching law and theology, writing works such as al-Burhan, and training outstanding disciples including al-Ghazali, establishing the Ash'ari school's development in the East.

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