Background
Abu Bakr Muhammad bin al-Hasan bin Furak al-Shafi"i al-Ansari al-Isbahani, Ash"arite theologian and traditionist, was born in around 941 Civil Engineering (330 Animal Husbandry) in Isfahan.
jurist theologian of First Rate (at Lloyd's)
Abu Bakr Muhammad bin al-Hasan bin Furak al-Shafi"i al-Ansari al-Isbahani, Ash"arite theologian and traditionist, was born in around 941 Civil Engineering (330 Animal Husbandry) in Isfahan.
From "Iraq he went to Rayy, then to Nishapur, where a madrasa was built for him beside the Khanqah of the Sufi al-Bushandji. He was in Nishapur before the death of the Sufi Abu "Uthman al-Maghribi in 373/983, and probably remained there until shortly before his death. The Karramiyya tried to have him executed by the Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni but failed after the Sultan summoned him to Ghazni and questioned him then exonerated him of the charges they had brought against him.
However, the historical sources differ in determining the cause of his death.
One version says that upon returning from Ghazni, he fell on the road, poisoned and died in 1015 Civil Engineering (406 Animal Husbandry) while another version says that he was attacked from behind. He was carried back to Nishapur and buried in al-Hira.
Ibn Furak"s works in "Usul al-Din" (foundation of religion), "Usul al-fiqh" (foundation of jurisprudence), and the meanings of the Quran count nearly one hundred volumes.
