Al-Sharif al-Radi
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| <region> scholar Medieval era |
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Seyyed Razi
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| Birth | 359 AH (970 AD) in Baghdad [1] |
| Death | 406 AH (1015 AD) [1] |
| School/tradition | Shi'a Twelver |
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Al-Sharif al-Radi, known in Persian as Seyyed Razi, the son of Abu Ahmad al-Naqib, a decent of Prophet Muhammad was born in 970 AD in Baghdad. He was a Muslim scholar who compiled Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib's sayings, the Nahj al-Balaghah, which is considered one of the famous classical texts of Islam. The book is a collection of aphorisms, political experiences, religious sermons, and letters.
When he was young, his mother sent him and his brother, al-Sharif al-Murtada, to study with Shaykh al-Mufid.
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- Peak of Eloquence (Arabic: Nahj al-Balaghah)
