Abstract
Sirāj al-Dīn Alī b. Uthmān al-Ūshī in Islamic Law
There are innumerable scholars and mujtahid people who have contributed greatly to the formation of social and cultural development of this civilization within the history of fifteen centuries of Islamic civilization. We recognize these people either from their precious works or from their role in Islamic society.one of these great Islamic scholars, Sirāj al-Dīn Alī b. Uthmān al-Ūshī who was in the forefront of his identity as the Māturīdī theologian, Hanafī scholar, mujtahid and muhaddith. This precious person, who grew up in Central Asian lands, contributed to the development of the Hanafī sect in this region and to the growth of many scholars. He has proposed solutions to the problems of the devolution with his works and original case-law. In particular, his work named al-Fatāwā al-Sirājiyya is one of the important reference books of Hanafiyya sect's and has been taught as a textbook for many years in madrasa. In this paper, we are talking about Ūshī’s position in Islamic law and his Works.
Keywords
Sirāj al-Dīn, al-Ûshî, al-Fatāwā al-Sirājiyya, Fiqh, Osh.