Zamakhshari
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Abu-l Qasim Mahmud ibn Umar Zamakhshari (1074 - 1143) was a medieval Persian scholar.
Born in Zamakhshar, Khwarezmia, he became a renowned scholar of the Mutazilite school of Islam.
His most famous works are:
- کتاب الامکنه والجبال والمیاه (Geography)
- اساس البلاغه (Literature)
- مقدمه الادب (Arabic to Persian dictionary)
- مفصل انموذج (Nahw: Arabic grammar)
- کشاف (A tafsir of the Quran)
He is most famous for the latter work, and studied at Bukhara and Samarkand while enjoying the fellowship of jurists of Baghdad. For many years he stayed in Mecca, for which he became known as Jar-illah (" God's client "). He later returned to Khwarizm, where he died at the capital Jurjaniyya.
Zamakhshari's fame as a commentator rests upon his commentary on the Qur'an, called al-Kashshaf (" the Revealer "). In spite of its Mu'tazili theology it was famous among scholars.
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