Sharif Razi

Infobox_Muslim scholars | notability = Muslim scholar| era = Islamic golden age| color = #cef2e0 |

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| name =Abul-Hasan Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn Al-Musawi | title=al-Sharif al-Radi | birth = 930 CE| death = 977 CE| Maddhab = Shia Jafari| school tradition= | Ethnicity =
Region = | notable idea= | main_interests = Tafsir, Arabic literature| influences = Al-Mufid| influenced = | works = Peak of Eloquence (collection of Imam Ali quotations)|

Abul-Hasan Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn Al-Musawi known in Arabic as al-Sharif al-Radi or in Persian Sharif Razi or Seyyed Razi (~930-977 CE) was a Shi`ite Muslim scholar and poet who was born in Baghdad. He wrote several books on Islamic issues and interpretation of the Koran. His most famous book is Nahj al-Balaghah which is a collection of Imam Ali’s sayings and speeches. He founded a school named "Dar ul-`Ilm" (دار العلم, literally "House of knowledge") in which he trained many students some of whom became themselves later professors. His grave is located in Karbala beside the Imam Hossein’s shrine. Some of his books are as follows:

*Peak of Eloquence (Arabic: "Nahj al-Balaghah")

*Talkhis al-Bayan an Majazat al-Quran

*Haqa'iq al-Ta’wil fi Mutashabih al-Tanzil

*Ma’ani al-Quran

ee also

*Islamic scholars

External links

* [http://www.imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=1591 Sharif Razi]