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Qadi Baydawi

Qadi Baydawi
16th-century Persian manuscript of Baydawi's Kitab Nizam al-Tawarikh. Copy created in Safavid Iran, probably Tabriz
Personal life
Bornmid 13th-century
DiedJune 1319[2]
Main interest(s)Tafsir
Notable work(s)The Lights of Revelation and the Secrets of Interpretation
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni, Sufi[3] [4]
JurisprudenceShafi'i[5]
CreedAshari[5]
Muslim leader

Qadi Baydawi (also known as Naṣir ad-Din al-Bayḍawi, also spelled Baidawi, Bayzawi and Beyzavi; d. June 1319, Tabriz) was a Persian[6] jurist, theologian, and Quran commentator. He lived during the post-Seljuk and early Mongol era. Many commentaries have been written on his work. He was also the author of several theological treatises.[7]

He lived in the period of the Salghurids. Iranian region was a sheltered place because the Salgurs got along with the Mongols in this period. For this reason, this region became a safe region preferred by scholars. He also benefited from the scholars who came here. Details about his life are available in his book titled al-Gayah al-Kusvâ.[8]

Baydawi's only Persian work, the Kitab Nizam al-Tawarikh, is the first historical book to showcase the ethno-national history of Iran.[6]

  1. ^ "The Radiances of Revelation and the Mysteries of Exegesis". wdl.org. 13 January 1563.
  2. ^ His date of death is disputed, but 1319 CE / 719 AH is the most likely date. Other dates sometimes cited include 1286 CE / 685 AH and 1292 CE / 691 AH; see Saleh 2017.
  3. ^ Shirazi, Muhammad Ma'sum. Trai'q al Haqaa'iq, vol 2. p. 664.
  4. ^ Khalifa, Haji. Kashf al-Zanun. pp. 186–194.
  5. ^ a b Esposito, John L. (2004). The Oxford Dictionary of Islam. Oxford University Press. p. 39. ISBN 0195125592.
  6. ^ a b Ashraf 2006, pp. 507–522.
  7. ^ Thatcher 1911.
  8. ^ Aykaç, Mustafa, Nâsıruddin el-Beyzâvî ve Osmanlı Kelâm Geleneğindeki Yeri = Naser Addin al-Baidawi and His Place on Ottoman Theology Tradition, İslami Araştırmalar, 2016/27, vol. 3, p. 389

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