(1) Al-Subki states in Tabaqat, 5/110: “I am absolutely certain that the Imam did not mean to brand him as weak on account of fabrication—God forbid. Rather, the Imam was a precise investigator who relied more on his critical reasoning than on mere transmission, whereas al-Furani was primarily a transmitter. The Imam therefore hinted only at the limited scope of his juristic analysis, thinking that al-Furani might occasionally misinterpret certain questions. That is the most one can ascribe to the Imam. In any case, criticism of al-Furani is unfounded. He is one of the leading figures of this school; towering authorities and trustworthy imams transmitted knowledge from him. Indeed, in the introduction to al-Ibana he says that he will clarify the soundest of the positions and perspectives, and he is among the earliest scholars to have undertaken this task.” Ibn Khallikan adds in Wafayat, 3/132: “I heard one of the distinguished scholars of the madhhab say that Imam al-Haramayn used to attend his circle while still a young man, and al-Furani would neither give him his due nor listen to his opinion because of his youth. The Imam harbored some resentment; hence, whenever he writes in Nihayat al-Matlab, ‘Some authors said such-and-such and erred therein,’ and proceeds to criticize, he intends Abu al-Qasim al-Furani.” (2) Al-Kamil, al-Mukhtasar, and Tammat al-Mukhtasar all record his death in 463/1070-71. (*) Main sources: al-Ansab, “al-Mani i”; al-Muntazam 8/270; al-Lubab 3/265-266; al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh 10/69; Mu jam al-Buldan 5/217; Tadhkirat al-Huffaz 3/1131; al- Ibar 3/253-254; al-Wafi 11/362; Mir at al-Jinan 3/87; Tabaqat al-Subki 4/299-302; al-Bidaya wa al-Nihaya 12/103-104; Shadharat al-Dhahab 3/313-314.