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Ibrahim ibn Umar al-Biqa'i
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a 15th-century muslim scholar of the shafi'i school of islamic thought”. Today it says “a 15th-century muslim commentator”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “15th-century Muslim exegete”. It now reads “Muslim exegete (1406–1480) Burhan al-Din”.
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Ibrahim ibn Umar al-Biqa'i (d. 1480) was a 15th-century Muslim scholar of the Shafi'i school of Islamic thought. He was an exegete as well as a prominent critic of the Andalusian philosopher, Ibn Arabi . He is remembered most for his method to Tafsir (exegesis) involving quoting from biblical sources such as the Hebrew Bible .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a 15th-century muslim scholar of the shafi'i school of islamic thought”. Today it says “a 15th-century muslim commentator”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “15th-century Muslim exegete”. It now reads “Muslim exegete (1406–1480) Burhan al-Din”. Read the current article and compare.
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a 15th-century muslim scholar of the shafi'i school of islamic thought
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a 15th-century muslim commentator
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