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Zamakhshari [Abu-1 Qasim Mahmud ibn 'Umar uz-Zamakhshari] (1070 (?)-1143) was a Persian learned man of medieval times. He wrote among others the Persian vocabulary called Muqaddimat al-adab. He lived in the central-Asian town of Khiva (then Persia ). He is best know for his commentary of the Qur'an He was born at Zamakhshar, a village of Khwarizm, studied at Bukhara and Samarkand , and enjoyed the fellowship of the jurists of Baghdad . Later he returned to Khwarizm, where he died at the capital Jurjaniyya. In theology he was a pronounced Mo'tazilite. Although he used Persian for some of his works he was a strong supporter of the use of the Arabic language (scientific language of the Muslim Empire) and an opponent of the anti-Arab Shu'ubite movement. 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 and was the basis of the widely-read commentary of Baidhawi (Of his lexicographical works the Pishraw-i adab (Kitab Muqaddimat ul-Adab) was edited as Samachscharii Lexicon Arab. Wetzstein, 2 vols., Leipzig, 1844), and the Asas ul-balagha, a lexicon of choice words and phrases, was printed at Bulaq, 1882. Of his adab works the Nawdbigh ul-kalim, an anthology, was edited by H. M. de Goeje in Zeitschr. d. deutsch. morg. The Atwaq -udh-Dhahab was edited by J. von Hammer-Purgstall (Vienna, 1835); by H. Fleischer (Leipzig, 1835); by G. Well (Stuttgart, 1863); and by B. de Meynard (Paris, 1876; cf. de Goeje as above).¹

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Known widely as al-Zamakhshari (in ). Also called Jar Allah ( Arabic for "God's neighbour") (1074 or 1075 – 1143 or 1144) was a medieval Muslim scholar of Iranian origin , who subscribed to the Muʿtazilite theological doctrine, who was born in Khwarezmia , but lived most of his life in Bukhara , Samarkand , and Baghdad . An Analysis of Classical and Modern Exegesis ,Cambridge University Press, 1991, pg 51 By Norman. A Sourcebook of Religious Literature , Routledge, 2003, pg 119 Encyclopedia Iranica, "The Chorasmian Language", D.N.Mackenzie "Zamakhshari" in Encyclopedia of Islam, by C.H.M. Excerpt: "one of the outstanding scholars of later medieval Islamic times who made important contributions..despite his own Iranian descent, a strong proponent of the Arab cause vis-à-vis the Persophile partisans of Shabiyya."

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Known widely as al-Zamakhshari (in ). Also called Jar Allah ( Arabic for "God's neighbour") (1074 or 1075 – 1143 or 1144) was a medieval Muslim scholar of Iranian origin, who subscribed to the Muʿtazilite theological doctrine, who was born in Khwarezmia , but lived most of his life in Bukhara , Samarkand , and Baghdad . An Analysis of Classical and Modern Exegesis ,Cambridge University Press, 1991, pg 51 By Norman. A Sourcebook of Religious Literature , Routledge, 2003, pg 119 Encyclopedia Iranica, "The Chorasmian Language", D.N.Mackenzie "Zamakhshari" in Encyclopedia of Islam, by C.H.M. Excerpt: "one of the outstanding scholars of later medieval Islamic times who made important contributions..despite his own Iranian descent, a strong proponent of the Arab cause vis-à-vis the Persophile partisans of Shabiyya."

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Abū al-Qāsim Maḥmūd ibn Umar al-Zamakhsharī ( محمود بن عمر الزمخشري ), known as al-Zamakhsharī , or Jar Allāh ("God's neighbour") (18 March 1075 – 12 June 1144), was a medieval Muslim scholar of Persian origin' He was a great Hanafite jurist, Mu'tazilite theologian and authority on Arabic language philology. Al-Zamakhshari's fame as a scholar rests upon his tafsir (exegesis) in his commentary on the Qur'an, Al-Kashshaaf . This seminal philosophical linguistic analysis of Qur'anic verse prompted controversy centred on its Muʿtazilite interpretation. The New Encyclopedia of Islam , pg. 489. "it is mentioned that al- Zamakhshari was a Mu'tazilite(he belonged to the Hanafi school of Fiqh)" Hodgson, Marshall G.S (1977). The most important figure in Qur'an studies and in grammar in the period was Mahmud al-Zamakhshari(1075-1144) of Khwarizm, a Mu'tazili like other Khwarazmians Ali Özek, Diyanet İslam Ansiklopedisi. el-Keşşaf mad . An Analysis of Classical and Modern Exegesis ,Cambridge University Press, 1991, pg 51 By Norman. A Sourcebook of Religious Literature , Routledge, 2003, pg 119 Encyclopedia Iranica, "The Chorasmian Language", D.N.Mackenzie "Zamakhshari" in Encyclopedia of Islam, by C.H.M. The Oxford Dictionary of Islam , pg. 346.

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Scholar Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Umar al-Zamakhshari ( ; 1074 –1143) was a medieval Muslim scholar of Iranian descent. He travelled to Makkah and settled there for five years and has been known since then as 'Jar Allah' (God's Neighbor). He was a Mu'tazilite theologian, linguist, poet and interpreter of the Quran. He is best known for his book Al-Kashshaf , which interprets and linguistically analyzes Quranic expressions and the use of figurative speech for conveying meaning. This work is a primary source for all major linguists; however, some of its Mu’tazila philosophical ideas were rejected by Ibn Kathir . E. ; van Donzel, E. & Heinrichs, W. The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition . " "The Contextual Meanings of Grammatical Tense Meaning: Syntactical and semantic study" " .

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Scholar Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Umar al-Zamakhshari ( Arabic : الزمخشري ; 1074 –1143) was a medieval Muslim scholar of Iranian descent. He travelled to Mecca and settled there for five years and has been known since then as 'Jar Allah' (God's Neighbor). He was a Mu'tazilite theologian, linguist, poet and interpreter of the Quran. He is best known for his book Al-Kashshaf , which interprets and linguistically analyzes Quranic expressions and the use of figurative speech for conveying meaning. This work is a primary source for all major linguists. E. ; van Donzel, E. & Heinrichs, W. The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition . " "The Contextual Meanings of Grammatical Tense Meaning: Syntactical and semantic study" " .

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