Mafātīḥ al-Ghayb
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Mafātīḥ al-Ghayb is a monumental and highly influential Qur’anic exegesis that combines rigorous theological, philosophical, and linguistic analysis.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious text
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Qur’anic exegesis ⓘ tafsir ⓘ |
| characteristic |
detailed linguistic analysis
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extensive theological discussions ⓘ lengthy digressions on kalām issues ⓘ philosophical argumentation ⓘ rationalist approach ⓘ |
| covers | entire Qur’an ⓘ |
| denominationalContext | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | classical tafsir ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | al-Tafsīr al-Kabīr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Tafsīr al-Kabīr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArabicTitle | مفاتيح الغيب NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCompletionStatus | partially completed by the author ⓘ |
| hasContinuation | completed by later scholars ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
Qur’anic miracles
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causality and divine action ⓘ divine attributes ⓘ epistemology in Islamic theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Sunni exegetes
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later philosophical tafsirs ⓘ post-classical Islamic theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ashʿarī kalām tradition
NERFINISHED
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Peripatetic Islamic philosophy ⓘ earlier Sunni tafsirs ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalSchoolContext | Shāfiʿī school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical engagement with philosophical positions
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integration of theology and exegesis ⓘ systematic treatment of doctrinal questions ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Greater Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| scholarlyReception |
criticized for digressiveness by some scholars
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highly influential in Sunni scholarship ⓘ |
| subject |
Arabic linguistics
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Islamic philosophy ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ Qur’anic interpretation ⓘ jurisprudential reasoning (fiqh) ⓘ kalām ⓘ rhetoric (balāgha) ⓘ |
| theologicalSchoolContext | Ashʿarī theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
12th century
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early 13th century ⓘ |
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