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Al-Sharif al-Radi

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “shi`ite muslim scholar and poet who was born in baghdad”. Today it says “theologian and poet”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Family tree; Character and literary status”.
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Iraqi poet and Shia Muslim scholar (970 – 1015) Abū al-Ḥasan Muḥammad bin al-Ḥusayn bin Mūsā al-Abrash al-Mūsawī ( Arabic : ابو الحسن محمد بن الحسين بن موسى الأبرش الموسوي ; 970 – 1015), also known as al-Sharīf al-Raḍī ( Arabic : الشريف الرضي ) was an Iraqi Shia scholar and poet . Al-Radi wrote several books on Islamic issues and interpretation of the Quran . His most well-known book is Nahj al-Balagha . His elder brother al-Sharif al-Murtada was also a theologian and poet. His work is still published in the universities of Cairo and Beirut , and is part of the course of Arabic literature . Ali Islam Abu (Durham e-Theses) (24 October 2012).

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shi`ite muslim scholar and poet who was born in baghdad

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theologian and poet

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  • Family tree
  • Character and literary status
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