Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Abi Sahl Abu Bakr al-Sarakhsi, was a Persian jurist and also an Islamic scholar of the Hanafi school of thought. He was traditionally known as Shams al-A'imma.
He is an influential jurist in the Hanafi school where the... Wikipedia
Born: 1009, Sarakhs, Iran
Died: 1090 (age 81 years), Kyrgyzstan
Main interest(s): Jurisprudence; Usul al-Fiqh