Baidawi

Baidawi ('Abdallah ibn 'Umar al-Baidawi Arabic: عبدالله بن عمر البيضاوي), was a Muslim scholar, was born in Fars, where his father was chief judge, in the time of the Atabek ruler Abu Bakr ibn Sa'd (1226–60). He himself became judge in Shiraz, and died in Tabriz about 1286. Many commentaries have been written on Baidawi's work. He was also the author of several theological treatises.

His major work is the commentary on the Qur'an entitled The Secrets of Revelation and The Secrets of Interpretation (Asrar ut-tanzil wa Asrar ut-ta'wil)'. This work is mainly a summary of the great Mu'tazilite commentary (al-Kashshaf) of Zamakhshari) with additional notes. Orthodox Muslims consider it the standard commentary. It is not exhaustive in any branch of theological or linguistic knowledge and is not always accurate.^[1] It has been edited by Heinrich Leberecht Fleischer (2 vols., Leipzig, 1846-1848; indices ed. W. Fell, Leipzig, 1878). There are many editions published in the East. A selection with numerous notes was edited by D. S. Margoliouth as Chrestomathia Beidawiana (London, 1894).

References

1. ^ cf. Th. Nöldeke's Geschichte des Qorans, Göttingen, 1860, p. 29

•  Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). "Baiḍāwī". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.  which in turn cites:
  • C. Brockelmann, Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur (Weimar, 1898), vol. i. pp. 416–418.

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Name	Baidawi
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Date of birth	1226
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Date of death	1260
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