Fakhr al-Din al-Razi: Faith and Reason

Fakhr Al Din Al Razi mastered seven different sciences by age fifteen. Born in 1149 in

Persia, this intellectual giant would reshape Islamic philosophy forever.

His father, a scholar himself, trained him intensely in theology and jurisprudence.

But Razi went further. He studied medicine, astronomy, mathematics, logic,

and natural sciences, becoming a polymath when most scholars focused on just one field.

He wrote over a hundred books, with his Quranic commentary becoming one of the most

referenced texts in Islamic scholarship. What made him revolutionary was his method. He would present

opposing views fairly before dismantling them with pure logic. Kings invited him to their courts.