塞爾柱帝國維齊爾尼札姆·穆勒克(卒於公元1092年)可謂遜尼派的政治和法律復興的頭號人物。他創立以他名字為名的學校,即巴格達尼扎姆神學院(英语:Nizamiyya of Baghdad)。在這所神學院任教的安薩里(卒於1111年)則是神學理論復興的頭號人物。雖然巴格達尼扎姆神學院不是第一所伊斯蘭學校,卻是當時影響力最大者,而遜尼派復興傳播時期的宗教學校都仿效這所神學院的形式而建立。這也是復興時期遜尼派達成同質化的主要原因。[9]
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