| Abul-Qasim al-Hussein bin Mufaddal bin Muhammad | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Died | AH 502 (1108/1109) |
| Era | Later Abbasid era |
| Main interest(s) | Muslim scholar of Qur'anic exegesis, Arabic language scholar |
| Notable work(s) | Al-Mufradat fi Gharib al-Quran |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Muslim leader | |
| Influenced by | |
Abul-Qasim al-Hussein bin Mufaddal bin Muhammad, better known as Raghib Isfahani (Persian: ابوالقاسم حسین ابن محمّد الراغب الاصفهانی), was an eleventh-century Muslim scholar of Qur'anic exegesis and the Arabic language.
Biography
Al-Raghib Al-Isfahani - 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.
Views
Al-Raghib was suspected as Shia sympathizer, due to his statement for his love of Ahl al-Bayt. Meanwhile, some thought he was a Mu'tazilite.
However, one of his works entitled al-I'tiqadat, al-Raghib attacks both the Mu'tazila and the Shi'a showing that questions about his adherence to either of these positions is groundless.
al-Raghib was opposed to the emanationism of the Brethren of Purity, preferring creationism instead. The concept of justice, according to al-Raghib's definition, is "equal retaliation" for wrongdoing.
Works
His work covered topics ranging from ethics to linguistics to Muslim philosophy. He authored a commentary on the Quran, Mufradāt alfāẓ al-Qurʾān. One of his most famous works was Al-Mufradat fi Gharib al-Quran.
As a man of letters, al-Raghib was also well-versed in Arabic literature. His literary anthology, which was carefully organized by topic, carried much weight and respect in intellectual circles. He was also noted as an early Muslim writer on the topic of blending religious and philosophical ethics.
References
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- Al-Bayhaqi (1999). Allah's Names and Attributes. Vol. 4 of Islamic Doctrines & Beliefs. Translated by Gibril Fouad Haddad. Islamic Supreme Council of America. p. 92. ISBN 9781930409033.
The Ash'ari grammarian al-Raghib al-Asfahani
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- "الراغب الأصفهاني، الحسين بن محمد" [Al-Raghib Al-Isfahani, Al-Hussein bin Muhammad]. The Simplified Arabic Encyclopedia (in Arabic). موسوعة شبكة المعرفة الريفية. 1965. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
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- Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān, pg. 156. Ed. Oliver Leaman. London: Routledge, 2005. ISBN 9781134339754
- Asghar Ali Engineer, "Islam, Women and Gender Justice." Taken from Liberating Faith: Religious Voices for Justice, Peace, and Ecological Wisdom, pg. 355. Ed. Roger S. Gottlieb. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2003. ISBN 9780742525351
- Ethics in Islamic philosophy
- Seyyed Hossein Nasr, ed. (2017). "Commentator Key". The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary.
- 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
- 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
- Rita Sommers-Flanagan and John Sommers-Flanagan, Becoming an Ethical Helping Professional: Cultural and Philosophical Foundations, pg. 38. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2006. ISBN 9780470080108
Bibliography
- THE ETHICAL PHILOSOPHY OF AL-RĀGHIB AL-ISFAHĀNĪ, Journal of Islamic Studies (1995) 6 (1): 51-75. Oxford Journals.
