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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Tafsīr al-Kabīr canonical 3
Tafsir al-Kabir 1
Tafsīr al-Kabīr (Mafātīḥ al-Ghayb) 1

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instanceOf Qur’anic exegesis
tafsir
alternativeName Mafātīḥ al-Ghayb
The Great Exegesis
author Fakhr al-Din al-Razi
authorCentury 12th century
6th century AH
authorLegalSchool Shafi‘i
linked to: Al-Shafi'i
authorSchoolOfThought Ash‘ari
linked to: Ash'ari
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
linked to: Quran
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
religion Islam
religiousTradition Sunni Islam
scope covers most of the Qur’an
structure organized by surah and verse
usedIn advanced Islamic studies
seminaries and madrasas

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Fakhr al-Din al-Razi notableWork Tafsīr al-Kabīr
Mafātīḥ al-Ghayb alternativeName Tafsīr al-Kabīr
Mafātīḥ al-Ghayb alternativeName al-Tafsīr al-Kabīr
linked to: Tafsīr al-Kabīr
Mafātīḥ al-Ghayb hasAlternativeTitle Tafsīr al-Kabīr
al-Maṭālib al-ʿĀliya min al-ʿIlm al-Ilāhī relatedWorkByAuthor Tafsīr al-Kabīr (Mafātīḥ al-Ghayb)
linked to: Tafsīr al-Kabīr
Ibn al-Khatib al-Razi notableWork Tafsir al-Kabir
linked to: Tafsīr al-Kabīr