Abu Saʿd al-Samʿani lists him among his teachers, saying: “He was an imam, eloquent in speech, tender-hearted and quick to shed tears. He received hadith from Abu Bakr ibn Khalaf al-Shirazi, Ahmad ibn Ismaʿil al-Shujaʿi, and al-Hasan ibn Ahmad al-Samarqandi (1). He passed away in 548 AH.”

Taj al-Din ʿAli ibn Anjab, in his book Al-Iqtafāʾ fī Ṭabaqāt al-Fuqahāʾ, writes: “He was a virtuous imam and a capable debater, known as ‘the Sultan,’ who studied jurisprudence under Abu Hamid al-Ghazali.”

I say: Qutb al-Naysaburi (2) reports that he studied fiqh with ʿUmar al-Sultan and with Muhammad ibn Yahya, both of whom had themselves studied under al-Ghazali.

148 – Anur Muʿin al-Din al-Tughtikini
Ruling prince of the emirs in Damascus, Muʿin al-Din al-Tughtikini was an astute governor, a brave and awe-inspiring leader, decisive in judgment, who managed the realm on behalf of his teacher’s sons. He loved scholars and the righteous, spent lavishly, and is remembered for many renowned exploits.