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==Biography== ==Biography==

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For other people named Al-Isfahani, see Al-Isfahani (disambiguation).
Abul-Qasim al-Hussein bin Mufaddal bin Muhammad
DiedAH 502 (1108/1109)
EraMedieval era
RegionAbbasid Caliphate scholar

Abul-Qasim al-Hussein bin Mufaddal bin Muhammad, better known as Raghib Isfahani (Template:Lang-fa), was a Muslim scholar of Qur'anic exegesis and the Arabic language.

Biography

His full name was Abul-Qasim Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Raghib al-Isfahani (Template:Lang-fa).

Beliefs

The majority of historians regarded al-Isfahani as a member of the Mutazila sect, with the exception of Al-Suyuti who held the view that al-Isfahani was a Sunni Muslim.

Works

His work covered topics ranging from ethics to linguistics to Muslim philosophy. One of his most famous works was Al-Mufradat fi Gharib al-Quran.

See also

References

  1. ^ Islamic Manuscripts at the University of Michigan: Handlist Accessions 160-192
  2. Ethics in Islamic philosophy

External links

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