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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

Al-Raghib Al-Isfahani - meaning - was born in Isfahan as his name suggests, though his exact date of birth is not known.

He died in the Hijri year 502, corresponding to 1108 on the Gregorian calendar.

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.

As a man of letters, al-Isfahani was also well-versed in Arabic literature. His literary anthology, which was carefully organized by topic, carried much weight and respect in intellectual circles.

See also

• List of Islamic scholars

References

1. ^ Islamic Manuscripts at the University of Michigan: Handlist Accessions 160-192
2. ^ al-Raghib al-Isfahani, The Oxford Dictionary of Islam. Ed. Oliver Leaman. Oxford: Oxford Reference, 2012. ISBN 9780199754731
3. Ethics in Islamic philosophy
4. The Muslim Jesus: Sayings and Stories in Islamic Literature, pg. 149. Ed. and trns. Tarif Khalidi. Dissertation series / Society of Biblical Literature. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2001. ISBN 9780674004771
5. Sahar Amer, Crossing Borders: Love Between Women in Medieval French and Arabic Literatures, pg. 24. The Middle Ages Series. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008. ISBN 9780812201086

External links

• http://jis.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/6/1/51

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