Fakhr al-Din al-Razi
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Fakhr al-Din al-Razi was a prominent 12th–13th century Persian Muslim theologian, philosopher, and Qur’anic exegete known for his influential works in kalām, metaphysics, and rational theology.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fakhr al-Din al-Razi canonical | 4 |
| Abu ʿAbd Allah Fakhr al-Din Muhammad ibn ʿUmar ibn al-Hasan al-Taymi al-Bakri al-Razi | 1 |
| Imam Fakhr al-Din al-Razi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1473822 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Fakhr al-Din al-Razi Context triple: [Islamic philosophy, majorFigure, Fakhr al-Din al-Razi]
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Mulla Sadra
Mulla Sadra was a seminal 17th-century Persian Islamic philosopher best known for founding the Transcendent Theosophy (al-hikma al-muta‘aliya), which synthesized peripatetic, illuminationist, and mystical thought into a profound metaphysical system centered on the primacy of existence.
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Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani
Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani was a prominent 12th-century Islamic scholar, jurist, and Sufi saint regarded as the founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi order.
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Burhan al-Din Muhaqqiq
Burhan al-Din Muhaqqiq was a prominent 13th-century Islamic scholar and Sufi master best known as one of the principal spiritual teachers of Jalal al-Din Rumi.
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Ibn Miskawayh
Ibn Miskawayh was a 10th–11th century Persian Muslim philosopher and historian renowned for his influential works on ethical philosophy and the cultivation of character.
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Abu al-Najib al-Suhrawardi
Abu al-Najib al-Suhrawardi was a 12th-century Persian Sufi master and scholar who became a key figure in the development of organized Sufi orders in the Islamic world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Fakhr al-Din al-Razi Target entity description: Fakhr al-Din al-Razi was a prominent 12th–13th century Persian Muslim theologian, philosopher, and Qur’anic exegete known for his influential works in kalām, metaphysics, and rational theology.
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A.
Mulla Sadra
Mulla Sadra was a seminal 17th-century Persian Islamic philosopher best known for founding the Transcendent Theosophy (al-hikma al-muta‘aliya), which synthesized peripatetic, illuminationist, and mystical thought into a profound metaphysical system centered on the primacy of existence.
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B.
Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani
Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani was a prominent 12th-century Islamic scholar, jurist, and Sufi saint regarded as the founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi order.
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C.
Burhan al-Din Muhaqqiq
Burhan al-Din Muhaqqiq was a prominent 13th-century Islamic scholar and Sufi master best known as one of the principal spiritual teachers of Jalal al-Din Rumi.
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D.
Ibn Miskawayh
Ibn Miskawayh was a 10th–11th century Persian Muslim philosopher and historian renowned for his influential works on ethical philosophy and the cultivation of character.
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E.
Abu al-Najib al-Suhrawardi
Abu al-Najib al-Suhrawardi was a 12th-century Persian Sufi master and scholar who became a key figure in the development of organized Sufi orders in the Islamic world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ashʿarite theologian
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Islamic philosopher ⓘ Muslim theologian ⓘ Qur’anic exegete ⓘ Shafiʿi jurist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ibn al-Khatib al-Razi
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Fakhr al-Din al-Razi ⓘ
surface form:
Imam Fakhr al-Din al-Razi
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| birthDate | 1149 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Persia
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Rayy ⓘ |
| creed |
Ash'ari
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surface form:
Ashʿari
|
| deathDate | 1209 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Herat
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Khorasan ⓘ
surface form:
Khurasan
|
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| era |
12th century
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13th century ⓘ Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Persian ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic jurisprudence principles
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Islamic philosophy ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ Qur’anic studies ⓘ logic ⓘ |
| fullName |
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Abu ʿAbd Allah Fakhr al-Din Muhammad ibn ʿUmar ibn al-Hasan al-Taymi al-Bakri al-Razi
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| givenName | Muhammad ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Fakhr al-Din ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Ashʿarite theologians
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post-classical Islamic philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
al‑Ghazali
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surface form:
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali
Avicenna ⓘ
surface form:
Ibn Sina
Al-Juwayni ⓘ
surface form:
al-Juwayni
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| kunya | Abu ʿAbd Allah ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Persian ⓘ |
| madhhab |
Shafi'i school
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surface form:
Shafiʿi
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| mainInterest |
Qur’anic exegesis
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kalām ⓘ logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ rational theology ⓘ usul al-fiqh ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Asās al-Taqdīs
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Mafātīḥ al-Ghayb ⓘ Tafsīr al-Kabīr ⓘ al-Arbaʿīn fī Uṣūl al-Dīn ⓘ al-Maḥṣūl fī ʿIlm Uṣūl al-Fiqh ⓘ al-Maṭālib al-ʿĀliya min al-ʿIlm al-Ilāhī ⓘ al-Mulakhkhaṣ fī al-Manṭiq wa-l-Ḥikma ⓘ |
| notedFor |
critical engagement with Avicennian philosophy
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encyclopedic Qur’anic commentary ⓘ extensive use of philosophical argumentation in kalām ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | post-Avicennian Islamic philosophy ⓘ |
| region | Greater Iran ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| schoolTradition |
Ash'ari
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surface form:
Ashʿarism
Shafiʿi fiqh ⓘ |
| taughtIn |
Herat
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Khwarezm ⓘ
surface form:
Khwarazm
Transoxiana ⓘ |
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Subject: Fakhr al-Din al-Razi Description of subject: Fakhr al-Din al-Razi was a prominent 12th–13th century Persian Muslim theologian, philosopher, and Qur’anic exegete known for his influential works in kalām, metaphysics, and rational theology.
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