Tafsyr Bil Mathur in Mafatih ul Ghaib of Imam Fakhrud Din Al -Razi [1150-1210 A.D]

Abstract: The Holy Quran is a divine book revealed by Allah Al Mighty to His last Messenger Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W).Since the prestigious age of Islam many tafsyrs [explanations] of this sacred book have been compiled in almost every language of the world .One remarkable contribution in this field is “Mafateeh.ul.Ghaib”commonly known as ‘’Tafsyr kabir’’by Imam Fakhrud Din Al-Razi[1150-1210 A.D].He was a prominent scholar of his time. This Tafsyr is a collection of all sources of knowledge such as Hadith, Fiqh, Kalam, Philosophy and physical sciences. Its salient features are :A) Sequence between verses B) Explanation in light of ijtehad[Rai] C) Answers to questions put from other philosophers on Islamic beliefs. In addition to that, he has explained the verses in light of Quran and Sayings of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W) known as Tafsyr Bil Mathur.In this article the said aspect of tafsyr in Mafatih ul Ghaib has discussed scholarly