Mafātīḥ al-Ghayb by Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī
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Mafātīḥ al-Ghayb by Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī is a monumental and highly influential multi-volume Qur’anic commentary renowned for its extensive theological, philosophical, and linguistic analysis.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Mafātīḥ al-Ghayb | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Qurʾanic commentary
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tafsir ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Tafsīr al-Kabīr
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al-Tafsīr al-Kabīr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorBirthName | Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar ibn al-Ḥusayn al-Rāzī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNisba | al-Rāzī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century |
12th century
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13th century ⓘ |
| completionStatus | not fully completed by the author ⓘ |
| denominationalContext | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagesWith |
Avicennian philosophy
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Muʿtazilī theology NERFINISHED ⓘ earlier tafsir works ⓘ |
| focus |
Arabic rhetoric
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Qurʾanic rhetoric ⓘ cosmology ⓘ jurisprudential issues ⓘ kalam ⓘ linguistic analysis of the Qurʾan ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophical analysis of the Qurʾan ⓘ rational argumentation ⓘ theological analysis of the Qurʾan ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic philosophy
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Islamic theology ⓘ religious scholarship ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Greater Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Islamic philosophy
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Islamic theology NERFINISHED ⓘ later Sunni tafsir tradition ⓘ post-classical Qurʾanic exegesis ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critical engagement with earlier scholars
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detailed analysis of Qurʾanic vocabulary ⓘ extensive theological discussions ⓘ integration of philosophy and kalam into tafsir ⓘ lengthy digressions on philosophical issues ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalSchool | Shāfiʿī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Qurʾan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodology |
dialectical theology
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linguistic and rhetorical analysis ⓘ philosophical inquiry ⓘ rationalist exegesis ⓘ |
| period | medieval Islamic era ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| scriptureCommentedOn | Qurʾan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalSchool | Ashʿarī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Keys to the Unseen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volumeCount | multi-volume ⓘ |
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