chosen as an announcer and he shouted:"This is the Helper of the Sunnah (of the prophet PBUH) and the Religion (of Almighty God)! This is the Imam (Leader) of Muslims! This is the Defender of the Sharia (Divine Law)! This is the one who authored 70 thousand pages (of Writings)! Due to his prestige and high-esteem. He was buried near the grave of the famous Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Baqillani's grave has become a place where thousands visit until today where they seek the blessings of Allah's mercy on him, and also pray for rain through his intercession. Reception Qadi Iyad said: "He is Known as the 'Sword of the Sunnah' and the 'Spokesman of the Community', who spoke the language of Hadith scholars, strictly keeping the firm to the beliefs (creed of Ahlu Sunnah), and was the head of the Maliki scholars of his time. His gatherings in Basra was huge." Ibn Taimiyyah called al-Baqillani 'the best of the Ash'ari mutakallimun, unrivalled by any predecessor or successor'. Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi: "Imam Baqillani nightly devotions and worship consisted of 40 cycles of Prayer (rakats) whether at home or while he was travelling away - after which he would write about 35 pages of textual Knowledge, after which he would pray Fajr Prayer, and then he would pass on his writings to others in circle (students and scholars) to read out loud for proof-readings, verifying and editing the texts." Works Fifty-five titles of works written by al-Baqillani have been listed, the great majority on legal and theological matters, and many written against his opponents. Al-Inṣāf fīmā Yajib I'tiqāduh I‘jāz al-Qur’ān (The Inimitability of the Qur'an) Al-Intiṣār lil-Qur’ān Al-Taqrīb wal-Irshād aṣ-Ṣaghīr Kitāb Tamhīd al-Awāʼil wa-Talkhīṣ ad-Dalāʼil (The Introduction) Manāqib al-A’immah al-Arba‘ah Fadl al-Jihad Hidayat al-Mustarshidin Al-Ibana an Ibtal Muzhab Ahle al-Kufr wal-Dalala (Exposition of the Invalidity of the School of the Disbelief and Misguidance) Al-Istishhad Al-Kuffar wal-Muta'awwilin wa-Hukm al-Dar Al-Mulal wal-Nihal Al-Tabyin fi Adab al-Jidal Al-Tadil wal-Tajrih'' References Source External links Biography of Imâm Al Bâqillânî by Al Qâdî 'Iyâd Al Yahsubî Biography of Imâm Al Bâqillânî by Shaykh Jibrîl Al Haddâd Asharis Malikis Mujaddid Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam Sunni imams People from Basra 10th-century Muslim scholars of Islam 10th-century jurists 11th-century jurists 10th-century Arabs 11th-century Arabs 940s births 1013 deaths Year of birth uncertain