Fakhr al-Din al-Razi
| Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī | |
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Shaykh al-Islam, al-Fakhr al-Razi, Sultan al-Mutakallimin (Prince of the Controversialists), and Imam or Shaykh al-Mushakkikin (the Imam or Teacher of the Skeptics). |
| Born | 26 January 1150 Ray, Iran |
| Died | 29 March 1210 (aged 61) Herat, Afghanistan |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Region | Persia (Iran and Afghanistan) |
| Occupation | Muslim scholar |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Sunni Islam, Ash'ari |
| Main interest(s) | Tafsir, Principles of Islamic jurisprudence, Rhetoric, Kalam, Islamic Philosophy, Logic, Astronomy, Ontology, Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, Anatomy |
| Notable work(s) | Tafsir al-Kabir, The Major Book on Logic, Sharh Nisf al-Wajiz li l-Ghazzali, Sharh al-Isharat Avecina |
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Fakhr al-Din al-Razi or Fakhruddin Razi (Persian: فخر الدين رازي) was an IranianSunni Muslim theologian and philosopher He was born in 1149 in Rey (in modern-day Iran), and died in 1209 in Herat (in modern-day Afghanistan). He also wrote on medicine, physics, astronomy, literature, history and law.
He left a very rich corpus of philosophical and theological works that reveals influence from the works of ibn Sina, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī and al-Ghazali. Two of his works titled Mabahith al-mashriqiyya fi 'ilm al-ilahiyyat wa-'l-tabi'iyyat (Eastern Studies in Metaphysics and Physics) and al-Matalib al-'Alya (The Higher Issues) are usually regarded as his most important philosophical works.
Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Umar ibn al-Husayn at-Taymi al-Bakri at-Tabaristani Fakhr al-Din al-Razi (Arabic: أبو عبدالله محمد بن عمر بن الحسن بن الحسين بن علي التيمي البكري فخرالدین الرازی) was born to a family of Arabian immigrants from the tribe of Quraysh who migrated to Rey in Tabaristan (modern-day Mazandaran Province, Iran). He first studied with his father, and later at Merv and Maragheh, where he was one of the pupils of al-Majd al-Jili, who in turn had been a disciple of al-Ghazali. He was accused of rationalism, despite the fact that he restored many to the orthodox faith. He was a leading proponent of the Ash'ari school of theology.
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