Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Quduri, full name Abu al-Hasan Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ja'far al-Quduri, known commonly as Imam al-Quduri (973–1037/972–1036) was a renowned Iraqi Muslim scholar of the Hanafi school of thought. Although there's no concrete evidence pointing to where his name "Quduri" originated, there are a few opinions regarding the matter. First, that the root letters q-d-r connect to pottery manufacturing and sale. Second, Qudr being a location in Baghdad that his family could have originated from. He is well known for his Mukhtasar al-Quduri, an expository book which is one of the foundations for the Hanafi school's doctrine and jurisprudence.