Description

The passing of Imam Fakhr al-Din Muhammad ibn Umar al-Razi, one of the greatest Islamic theologians and Quran commentators. His monumental Tafsir al-Kabir (Mafatih al-Ghayb) is one of the most detailed and intellectually rigorous commentaries ever written. He was a master of kalam (Islamic theology), philosophy, medicine, and mathematics. He championed Ash'ari theology and the Shafi'i school.

Sources

• Tabaqat al-Shafi'iyyah
• Wafayat al-A'yan