Where was Fakhr al-Din al-Razi born?
Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī or Fakhruddin Razi ( Persian: فخر الدين رازي ) was a Sunni Muslim theologian and philosopher from Khorasan. He was born in 1149 in Rey (in modern-day Iran ), and died in 1209 in Herat (in modern-day Afghanistan ). He also wrote on medicine, physics, astronomy, literature,…
What was Fakhr al-Razi’s last work?
Al-Matālib al-‘Āliyyah min al- ‘ilm al-ilahī ( The Higher Issues) – his last work. Al-Razi wrote al-Matālib during his writing of al-Tafsir and he died before completing both works.
How did Fakhr al-Razi influence Ibn Sina?
Al-Razi tried to make use of elements of Muʿtazila and Falsafah, and although he had some criticisms on ibn Sina, Razi was greatly affected by him. The most important instance showing the synthesis of Razi’s thought may be the problem of the eternity of the world and its relation to God.