Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, Theologian and commentator

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Fakhr al-Din al-Raziفخر الدين الرازي

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An Ash'ari theologian whose Great Tafsir answers philosophers and theologians verse by verse.

From Rayy, he debated across Khwarazm, Transoxiana and Herat, where Ghurid and Khwarazmian rulers honoured him. His tafsir, Mafatih al-Ghayb, brings theology, philosophy and natural science into the reading of the Quran.

What grew out of it?

Ash'ari theologians built on his work for centuries.

Source: tafsir · Wikipedia

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