Asad Mayhani
Abul-Fath Asad ibn Muhammad al-Mayhani was a Persian scholar, who was born in Mayhana. He was an immediate follower of Al-Ghazali.
Biography
According to Ibn al-Jawzi and Taj al-Din al-Subki, Asad Mayhani was a highly influential scholar of Islamic law. The works of Asad al-Mayhani were adopted by the Nizamiyya Madrassa in Baghdad. He studied Islamic Jurisprudence with Abu-Muzaffar al-Samani at the Nizamiyya madrasa in Merw & then moved to Ghazna, where he became famous.Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi said that his father studied "The Notes" of Asad al-Mayhani, who was very famous at that time.
Ibn al-Jawzi said that many Hanbalites studied "the Notes" of Asad al-Mayhani, even though he was a Shafi'i.
In the thirteenth century, Ibn Kathir said Asad Mayhani's "Notes" were still popular.
Asad al-Mayhani said about the works of al-Ghazali: