Ibn Jonayd Eskafi
Ibn al-Junayd al-Eskafi was a prominent Twelver Shia Muslim jurist and mutakallim during the tenth century. He lived during the period of Minor Occultation between 874 and 941, and was one of the teachers of Al-Shaykh al-Mufid.
Early life
Abu Ali Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Katib al-Iskafi was born in Iskaf, a region near Nahrawan Canal in Iraq. His date of birth is uncertain. He may have traveled to Nishapur. He may have visited Muhammed Ibn Hosein Alavi. According to Shaykh Mufid's sayings, it seems that Ibn Jonayd passed most of his life in Baghdad. He may have had communication with the twelfth Imam.Jurisprudence
He took a different approach in understanding Shia traditions. He believed in a theological basis for interpretation of Hadith. He believed that a jurist can commit to khabarun wahid and qiyas in jurisprudence. He acted like antecedent jurists such as Fazl ibn Shazan and Younes ibn Abdul Rahman. One of his characteristics in Fiqh discussion was that he believed to Ihtiyat approximately in most problems. in other words, the principle of Ihtiyyat is prevalent in his juridical works. He employed other ideas in shia jurisprudence such as:- Acting according to reason and justification
- Clarity in explaining the reason for a judgment
- Establish dynamic basic for shia jurisprudence
Works
He had special skill in writing and became known as Katib by scholars. He wrote nearly in all Islamic sciences, particularly jurisprudence, theology and apologetics, such as:- Tahzib Al Shia for Ahkam-e-shariahAl Nosrah Le Ahkam Al ItratTwo thousand problems in ShariahTraditions of SshiaTabserat A Aref and Naqd Al ZaefKashf Al Asrar