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Abu Al-Qasim Mahmud Ibn 'Umar Az-Zamakhshari ( 1075 - 1144 ), also called '''Jar Allah''' ( Arabic for "God's neighbour") was an Mu'tazilite Theologian . He was born in Khwarezm , Persia .

He is best known for '' Al-Kashshaf 'an Haqa'iq At-Tanzil '' ("The Discoverer of Revealed Truths”), a seminal commentary on the Koran .

He died in 1144 at Al-Jurjaniya , Khwarezm.