Al-Zamakhshari
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Summary
Al-Zamakhshari was born on 1075[1] in Zamakhshar[2]. He died on June 12, 1144[3], in Konye-Urgench[4]. He worked as a theologian[5], philosopher[6], writer[7], philologist[8], and Qur'anic exegete[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (736 views/month, #7,225 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: March 18, 1075[11]
- Place of burial: Konye-Urgench[12]
- Country of citizenship: Abbasid Caliphate[13]
- Occupation: literary scholar[14], linguist[15], poet[16]
- Field of work: tafsir[17]
- Student: Yahya ibn Sa'dun[18]
- Notable work: al-Kashshāf ʻan ḥaqāʼiq ghawāmiḍ al-tanzīl wa-ʻuyūn al-aqāwīl fī Wujūh al-taʼwīl[19], al-Mustaqṣá fī Amthāl al-ʻArab[20], Asās al-balāghah[21], Al-Mofassal Fi Sina’at Al-E’rab[22], Rabīʻ al-abrār wa-nuṣūṣ al-akhyār[23]
- Religion or worldview: Islam[24]
- Sex or gender: male[25]
- Movement: Mu'tazilism[26]
- Topic's main category: Q60588895[27]
- Student of: Ibn al-Malāḥimī[28], Abu Mansur al-Jawaliqi[29]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'[31], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic[33]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikiproject:Islamic Courts & Canons[34]
- Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[35]
Why It Matters
Al-Zamakhshari has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Works attributed to him include al-Kashshāf ʻan ḥaqāʼiq ghawāmiḍ al-tanzīl wa-ʻuyūn al-aqāwīl fī Wujūh al-taʼwīl[38], a written work[39]; Muqaddimat al-Adab[40], a dictionary[41]; and Asās al-balāghah[42], a dictionary of the Arabic language[43].
FAQs
Where was Al-Zamakhshari born?
Al-Zamakhshari's place of birth was Zamakhshar[2].
Where did Al-Zamakhshari die?
Al-Zamakhshari died in Konye-Urgench[4].
What did Al-Zamakhshari do for work?
Al-Zamakhshari worked as a theologian[5], philosopher[6], writer[7], philologist[8], and Qur'anic exegete[9].