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Al-Zamakhshari

1075 - 1144

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Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Umar al-Zamakhshari (Arabic: الزمخشري; 1074 –1143) was a medieval Muslim scholar of Iranian descent. He travelled to Mecca and settled there for five years and has been known since then as 'Jar Allah' (God's Neighbor). He was a Mu'tazilite theologian, linguist, poet and interpreter of the Quran. He is best known for his book Al-Kashshaf, which interprets and linguistically analyzes Quranic expressions and the use of figurative speech for conveying meaning. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Zamakhshari is the 859th most popular writer (down from 568th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Turkmenistan (down from 7th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Turkmen Writer.

Al-Zamakhshari is most famous for his work on the Qur'an, Tafsir al-Kashshaf.

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Among writers, Al-Zamakhshari ranks 859 out of 7,302. Before him are Jonas Lie, Andrea Camilleri, Julian Barnes, Pope Dionysius of Alexandria, Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, and Gaius Lucilius. After him are Georges Bernanos, Yanka Kupala, Stephen Covey, Jens Peter Jacobsen, Vātsyāyana, and Sam Shepard.

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Among people born in 1075, Al-Zamakhshari ranks 2. Before him is Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Adelard of Bath, Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria, Emperor Tianzuo of Liao, Emperor Taizong of Jin, Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia, Kim Bu-sik, Orderic Vitalis, and Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney. Among people deceased in 1144, Al-Zamakhshari ranks 2. Before him is Pope Celestine II. After him are Matthew of Edessa, Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence, and Salomea of Berg.

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In Turkmenistan

Among people born in Turkmenistan, Al-Zamakhshari ranks 10 out of 50. Before him are Abu Muslim (718), Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (1957), Al-Nasa'i (829), Ibn Khordadbeh (820), Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur (1603), and Chaghri Beg (989). After him are Al-Muqanna (800), Yelena Bonner (1923), Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak (736), Jaʻfar ibn Yahya (767), Sufyan al-Thawri (716), and Mithridates II of Parthia (-150).

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Among WRITERS In Turkmenistan

Among writers born in Turkmenistan, Al-Zamakhshari ranks 2. Before him are Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur (1603). After him are Anvari (1126), and Berdi Kerbabayev (1894).

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