Tafsīr al-Kabīr
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Tafsīr al-Kabīr is a monumental Qur’anic exegesis distinguished by its extensive theological, philosophical, and linguistic analysis, authored by the medieval Islamic scholar Fakhr al-Din al-Razi.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Qur’anic exegesis
ⓘ
tafsir ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Mafātīḥ al-Ghayb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Great Exegesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Fakhr al-Din al-Razi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorCentury |
12th century
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6th century AH ⓘ |
| authorLegalSchool | Shafi‘i NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorSchoolOfThought | Ash‘ari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
Qur’anic rhetoric
ⓘ
attributes of God ⓘ divine predestination and free will ⓘ eschatology ⓘ prophethood ⓘ |
| focus |
linguistic analysis
ⓘ
philosophical analysis ⓘ rational argumentation ⓘ theological analysis ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic philosophy
ⓘ
Islamic theology ⓘ Kalam ⓘ Qur’anic commentary ⓘ |
| includes |
analysis of variant readings
ⓘ
grammatical discussions ⓘ logical arguments ⓘ refutations of opposing theological views ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Qur’anic exegetes
ⓘ
later Sunni theologians ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
earlier Ash‘ari theologians
ⓘ
philosophical traditions in Islam ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Qur’an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodology |
dialectical
ⓘ
philological ⓘ rationalist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical engagement with earlier tafsir works
ⓘ
detailed linguistic examination of Qur’anic verses ⓘ extensive theological discussions ⓘ integration of philosophy and kalam ⓘ length and comprehensiveness ⓘ |
| period | medieval Islam ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Greater Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | covers most of the Qur’an ⓘ |
| structure | organized by surah and verse ⓘ |
| usedIn |
advanced Islamic studies
ⓘ
seminaries and madrasas ⓘ |
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