Al-Sharif al-Radi
Muhammad bin al-Husayn al-Musawi | |
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الشريف الرضي محمد بن الحسين الموسوي | |
Tomb of Sayyid al-Radi in Baghdad | |
| Title | al-Sharif al-Radi |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 970 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Died | 1015 (aged 44–45) |
| Era | Islamic golden age |
| Main interest(s) | Tafsir, Arabic literature |
| Notable work(s) | Peak of Eloquence (collection of Imam Ali quotations) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Shia |
| Jurisprudence | Ja'fari |
| Creed | Twelver |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
Abū al-Ḥasan Muḥammad bin al-Ḥusayn bin Mūsā al-Abrash al-Mūsawī (Arabic: ابو الحسن محمد بن الحسين بن موسى الأبرش الموسوي; 970 – 1015), also known as al-Sharīf al-Raḍī (Arabic: الشريف الرضي) was an Iraqi Shia scholar and poet.
Al-Radi wrote several books on Islamic issues and interpretation of the Quran. His most well-known book is Nahj al-Balagha.
His elder brother al-Sharif al-Murtada was also a theologian and poet. His work is still published in the universities of Cairo and Beirut, and is part of the course of Arabic literature.