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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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Abul-Hasan Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn Al-Musawi known in Arabic as al-Sharif al-Radi or in Persian Sharif Razi or Seyyed Razi (~ 930 - 977 CE) was a Shi`ite Muslim scholar and poet who was born in Baghdad . He wrote several books on Islamic issues and interpretation of the Koran . His most famous book is Nahj al-Balaghah which is a collection of Imam Ali ’s sayings and speeches. He founded a school named Dar ul-`Ilm (دار العلم, literally "House of knowledge") in which he trained many students some of whom became themselves later professors. His grave is located in Karbala beside the Imam Hossein ’s shrine. Some of his books are as follows: Peak of Eloquence (Arabic: Nahj al-Balaghah ) Talkhis al-Bayan an Majazat al-Quran Haqa'iq al-Ta’wil fi Mutashabih al-Tanzil Ma’ani al-Quran
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Abul-Hasan Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn Al-Musawi known in Arabic as al-Sharif al-Radi ( ) or in Persian Sharif Razi ( ) or Seyyed Razi ( ) (c. 970 – 1015 CE) was a Shi'ite Muslim scholar and poet who was born in Baghdad . He wrote several books on Islamic issues and interpretation of the Koran . His most famous book is Nahj al-Balaghah which is a collection of Imam Ali 's sayings and speeches. He founded a school named Dar ul-'Ilm ( , literally "House of knowledge") in which he trained many students some of whom became themselves later professors. His grave is located in Kazmain , Iraq . Some of his books are as follows: Peak of Eloquence (Arabic: Nahj al-Balaghah ) Talkhis al-Bayan an Majazat al-Quran Haqa'iq al-Ta'wil fi Mutashabih al-Tanzil Ma'ani al-Quran Khasais of Al Aemmah
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Abul-Hasan Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn Al-Musawi known in Arabic as al-Sharif al-Radi ( ) and in Persian as Sharif Razi ( ) or Seyyed Razi ( ) was a Shi'ite Muslim scholar and poet , who was born in 359 AH/970 CE in Baghdad and died in the year 406/1015 in his hometown. His grave is located in Kazmain , Iraq . He is popularly known by his laqab (nickname) Razi. He wrote several books on Islamic issues and interpretation of the Quran . His best-known book is Nahj al-Balaghah , whose manuscript copy dating from 1158 AD is preserved in the Raza Library established by Nawab Faizullah Khan of Rampur , India in 1774 AD.Ministry of Culture, Government of India .
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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 ( ; 970 – 1015), also known as al-Sharīf al-Raḍī ( ; ) was a 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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