A selection of commentaries by Shaykh al-Islam Fakhr al-Din al Razi’s from his The Great Exegesis, (also known as Mafatih al-Ghayb) of noteworthy verses translated by Zeidan Abdel-Rahman, who helps run this site with me.
“…We verily shall build a place of worship over them.” Q|18:21 – Sūrat al-Kahf
The so-called “Salafīyah”, following the doctrine of Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb al-Najdī, have actively engaged in the desecration of the houses and graves of the Awliyā’ (saints) and Ṣaḥābah claiming to combat idolatry in doing so. This verse of the Qur’ān counters this erroneous conviction. Shaykh al-Islām Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī, in the second part of…
“That which I have created with both My hands” Q|38:75 – Sūrah Ṣād
Shaykh al-Islām Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī in his great exegesis of the Qur’ān Mafāṭīḥ al-Ghayb refutes the anthropomorphists in their use of this verse (Q|38:75) to wrongly insist that Allāh (Exalted be He) has hands, which he used as tools to create Adam. Here the Imām advocates for the use of Ta’wīl (allegorical interpretation) in cases…
“Eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them” Q|69:17 – Sūrat al-Hāqqah
Shaykh al-Islām Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī addresses the misinterpretations of some people concerning this verse that could lead to anthropomorphism. He draws the attention to the fact that such descriptions must be understood in a manner so as not to infringe upon the transcendence of Allāh Subḥānahu wa Taʻāla. Where literal interpretation may contradict the majesty…
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