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Abu `Abd allah Muhammad b. `Umar al-Razi, known as '''Fakhr al-Din al-Razi''', ( 1149 – 1209 ) was a well-known Persia n Theologian and Philosopher from Ray, Iran . He is not to be confused with Rhazes , also known as al-Razi. He was born in a ''Shafi'ite'' and ''Ash`arite'' family. His father was ''Diya al-Din `Umar'' who taught him Islam ic religious sciences before he went to study with other Muslim Savant s. Al-Razi travelled to many places such as Bukhara , Khwarazm and Transoxiana and held discussions with local savants. Al-Razi was a prolific and encyclopedic writer and scholar based on his more than sixty complete works. He was a Philosopher , Historian , Mathematician , Astronomer , Physician , Theologian and Exegesist . His opponents were the Hanbalites who opposed philosophy, Kalam and Mysticism , and the Batinites and Qarmatians of whose al-Razi criticized the teachings. Al-Razi's works on theology and on Kalam include the books ''al-Arba`in fi Usul al-Din'' and ''al-Mas'il al-Khamsun fi Usul al-Din''. In his ''al-Arba`in fi Usul al-Din'', al-Razi presented forty issues in the principles of religion, such as Cosmology , theology, Ethics , Prophecy , Eschatology and Imamate . Meanwhile, ''al-Masa'il al-Khamsun fi Usul al-Din'' is a more brief presentation of similar themes or topics. WORKS SEE ALSO SOURCES For his life and writings, see:
For his astrological-magical writings, see:
For his treatise on Physiognomy , see:
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