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

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Predicate Object
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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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