Abd al-Aziz al-Multani
- Died
- 1240 AH
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Abd al-Aziz al-Multani (d. after 1240 AH / 1824 CE) was an Indian scholar of hadith and a Hanafi theologian from Multan, known for his theological supercommentary al-Nibras .
Lineage and Background
His full name was Abu Abd al-Rahman Abd al-Aziz ibn Ahmad ibn al-Hamid al-Qurashi al-Farhari (also attributed as al-Farharawi) al-Multani . He was affiliated by lineage to Quraysh and by origin to the town of Farhar in the region of Multan in the Indian subcontinent .
Scholarly Profile and Theology
Al-Multani was regarded as a leading scholar proficient in both rational and traditional disciplines (al-maʿqūl wa-l-manqūl) and a prominent theologian of the Maturidi school in India . In 1239 AH (1823–1824 CE), he composed al-Nibras (The Lantern), an Arabic supercommentary on al-Taftazani's Sharh al-Aqa'id al-Nasafiyyah, in which he addressed core tenets of speculative theology (kalam), including the distinction between internal divine speech (al-kalam al-nafsi) and created verbal expressions, and the categorization of transmitted doctrines (samʿiyyat) . He also authored al-Nahiyah an Tan Amir al-Muminin Muawiya (The Prohibition Against Defaming the Commander of the Faithful Muawiya), a treatise defending the Companion Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan and affirming the Sunni doctrine of honoring the Prophet's Companions .
Death
Al-Multani completed his work al-Nibras in 1239 AH and passed away after 1240 AH (c. 1824 CE) .
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List of Works
al-Nāhiyah ʿan Ṭaʿn Amīr al-Muʾminīn Muʿāwiyah (The Prohibition Against Defaming the Commander of the Faithful Muʿāwiyah) is a theological treatise dedicated to vindicating the Companion Muʿāwiyah ibn Abī Sufyān and prohibiting defamation against him according to the tenets of Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamāʿah.