Al-Raghib al-Isfahani
Abul-Qasim al-Hussein bin Mufaddal bin Muhammad | |
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Personal | |
Died | AH 502 (1108/1109)[3] |
Religion | Islam |
Era | Later Abbasid era |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
Creed | Ash'ari[1][2] |
Main interest(s) | Muslim scholar of Qur'anic exegesis, Arabic language scholar |
Notable work(s) | Al-Mufradat fi Gharib al-Quran |
Muslim leader | |
Influenced by |
Abul-Qasim al-Hussein bin Mufaddal bin Muhammad, better known as Raghib [Raaghib] Isfahani (Persian: ابوالقاسم حسین ابن محمّد الراغب الاصفهانی), was an eleventh-century Muslim scholar of Qur'anic exegesis and the Arabic language.[3][4]
Biography
[edit]Al-Raghib Al-Isfahani - was born in Isfahan as his name suggests, though his exact date of birth is not known.[5]
He died in the Hijri year 502, corresponding to 1108 on the Gregorian calendar.[5][6][7]
Views
[edit]Al-Raghib was suspected as Shia sympathizer,[8] due to his statement for his love of Ahl al-Bayt. Meanwhile, some thought he was a Mu'tazilite.[9]
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.[10][11][12]
al-Raghib was opposed to the emanationism of the Brethren of Purity, preferring creationism instead.[13] The concept of justice, according to al-Raghib's definition, is "equal retaliation" for wrongdoing.[14]
Works
[edit]His work covered topics ranging from ethics to linguistics to Muslim philosophy.[15] He authored a commentary on the Quran, Mufradāt alfāẓ al-Qurʾān.[16] 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.[17][18] He was also noted as an early Muslim writer on the topic of blending religious and philosophical ethics.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ Yassin Ghanem Jassim al-Aridi (2024). Classes of Ash'aris, notables of the people of the Sunnah and the community. Dar al-Kotob al-'Ilmiyya. p. 140. ISBN 9786144962350.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b "Islamic Manuscripts at the University of Michigan: Handlist Accessions 160-192". Archived from the original on 2007-05-13. Retrieved 2006-11-20.
- ^ S. Nomanul Haq, "Islamic Religious Doctrine." Taken from Religious Truth: A Volume in the Comparative Religious Ideas Project, pg. 129. Ed. Robert C. Neville. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2001. ISBN 9780791491607
- ^ a b al-Raghib al-Isfahani, The Oxford Dictionary of Islam. Ed. Oliver Leaman. Oxford: Oxford Reference, 2012. ISBN 9780199754731
- ^ Sarra Tlili, Animals in the Qur'an, pg. 226. Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. ISBN 9781107023703
- ^ Hamid Mavani, Religious Authority and Political Thought in Twelver Shi'ism: From Ali to Post-Khomeini, pg. 42. Volume 9 of Routledge Studies in Political Islam. London: Routledge, 2013. ISBN 9781135044732
- ^ كِتاب الذريعة المُجلد 5 [The Book of Al-Dhari'ah, Volume 5] (in Arabic). 2014. p. 45. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ كتاب سفينة البحار Volume 1 (in Arabic). p. 528. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Bosworth, C.E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W.P.; Lecomte, G. (1995). Encyclopaedia of Islam. Vol. VIII (Ned-Sam) (New ed.). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. p. 390. ISBN 9004098348.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "RÂGIB el-İSFAHÂNÎ - TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi". TDV İslam Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ^ 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
[edit]- THE ETHICAL PHILOSOPHY OF AL-RĀGHIB AL-ISFAHĀNĪ, Journal of Islamic Studies (1995) 6 (1): 51-75. Oxford Journals.