Al-Zamakhshari

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al-Zamakhshari (1074 - 1143 or 1075-1144) was a medieval Persian Hanafi scholar with Mu'tazilite theological influences.

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[edit] Name

Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Umar al-Zamakhshari also called Jar Allah (Arabic for "God's neighbour")

[edit] Biography

Born in Zamakhshar, Khwarezmia, Persia and became a renowned scholar of the Mutazilite school of Islam. Briticana 1911 says: Although he used Persian for some of his works he was a strong supporter of the superiority of the Arabic language and an opponent of the Shu`ubite movement.

He is best known for Al-Kashaf, a seminal commentary on the Koran. The commentary is famous for its deep linguistic analysis of the verses however has been criticised for the inclusion of mutazlite philosophical views.

For many years he stayed in Mecca, for which he became known as Jar-illah ("God's neighbour"). He later returned to Khwarizm, where he died at the capital Jurjaniyya.

He died in 1144 at al-Jurjaniya, Khwarezm.

He studied at Bukhara and Samarkand while enjoying the fellowship of jurists of Baghdad.

[edit] Works

Zamakhshari's fame as a commentator rests upon his commentary on the Qur'an. In spite of its Mu'tazili theology it was famous among scholars.

Works include:

  • Al-Kashaf ("the Revealer", Arabic: کشاف ) — A tafsir of the Qur'an) [1]
  • Rabi al-Abrar [1]
  • Asasul-Balaghat dar-Lughat (Arabic:اساس البلاغه) — Literature[1]
  • Fasul-ul-Akhbar [1]
  • Fraiz Dar-ilm Fariz [1]
  • Kitab-Fastdar-Nahr [1]
  • Muajjam-ul-Hadud [1]
  • Manha Darusul [1]
  • Diwan-ul-Tamsil [1]
  • Sawaer-ul-Islam [1]
  • Muqaddimat al-Adab [2]
  • کتاب الامکنه والجبال والمیاه (Geography)
  • مقدمه الادب (Arabic to Persian dictionary)
  • مفصل انموذج (Nahw: Arabic grammar)
  • and more [1]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k [1]
  2. ^ [2] [3]

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