# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/al-zamakhshari
# Generated: 2026-08-15T03:40:24.104Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/al-zamakhshari"
name: "Al-Zamakhshari"
slug: "al-zamakhshari"
description: "Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Umar al-Zamakhshari 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'. 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. This work is a primary source for all major linguists."
tagline: "Persian scholar"
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gender: "male"
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birthDate: "1075"
deathDate: "1144-06-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump