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Al-Raghib al-Isfahani

Known for Qur’anic vocabulary, ethics, and language study.

d. c. 502 AH / c. 1108 CEIsfahanLexicographer and ethical author

Al-Raghib al-Isfahani: life, work, and legacy

Al-Raghib al-Isfahani Lexicographer and ethical author

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Al-Raghib al-Isfahani is presented as lexicographer and ethical author associated with Isfahan. The working chronology for this record is d. c. 502 AH / c. 1108 CE. Known for Qur’anic vocabulary, ethics, and language study.

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This profile connects Arabic language, rhetoric, lexicography, commentary, and the interpretive history of Qur’anic vocabulary.

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d. c. 502 AH / c. 1108 CE

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