Abū Sahl al-Zajjājī

Of this generation was Abū Sahl al-Zajjājī, author of Kitāb al-Riyāḍa. He studied under Abū al-Ḥasan al-Karkhī, returned to Nishapur, and died there. I heard al-Ṣāḥib Abū al-Qāsim Ismāʿīl ibn ʿAbbād say, “When Abū Sahl al-Zajjājī entered debating assemblies, the faces of his opponents changed because of his force of mind and skill in argument.” I have heard that Abū Bakr al-Rāzī, God have mercy on him, studied under him.

Of this generation was Abū Sahl al-Zajjājī, author of Kitāb al-Riyāḍa. He studied under Abū al-Ḥasan al-Karkhī, returned to Nishapur, and died there. I heard al-Ṣāḥib Abū al-Qāsim Ismāʿīl ibn ʿAbbād say, “When Abū Sahl al-Zajjājī entered debating assemblies, the faces of his opponents changed because of his force of mind and skill in argument.” I have heard that Abū Bakr al-Rāzī, God have mercy on him, studied under him.

Of this generation was Abū al-Ḥusayn, judge of the two sanctuaries. He studied with Abū al-Ḥasan al-Karkhī, then moved to Abū Ṭāhir al-Dabbās, and then held judicial office in the two sanctuaries. He returned to Nishapur and died there. All the jurists of Nishapur trace their scholarly affiliation to Abū Sahl or Abū al-Ḥusayn; none fall outside those two lines.

Of this generation was Abū al-Ḥusayn, judge of the two sanctuaries. He studied with Abū al-Ḥasan al-Karkhī, then moved to Abū Ṭāhir al-Dabbās, and then held judicial office in the two sanctuaries. He returned to Nishapur and died there. All the jurists of Nishapur trace their scholarly affiliation to Abū Sahl or Abū al-Ḥusayn; none fall outside those two lines.