''Rawd al-Jinan wa Ruh al-Janan'' (''The Cool Breeze of Paradise and
od'sBreath for the Soul'') also known as ''Tafsīr Abū al- Futūḥ'' is an
exegesis
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on the
Quran
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written by
Abu l-Futuh al-Razi in the 6th A.H./12th century. The book, consisting of twenty volumes, is the earliest surviving Persian
tafsīr with an
Imāmī
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Shīʿī emphasis. It delves into mystical themes regularly.
[Abu l-Futuh al-Razi's entry in Brill Online Encyclopedia of Islam](_blank)
by Gleave, Robert M.[Abu l-Futuh al-Razi's entry in Encyclopedia Islamica](_blank)
by Negahban, Farzin
Early reception
Exegetical approach
''Rawḍ al-jinān'' is an
exhortatory commentary.
Recognition of Sunni Tafsirs
Impact on later tafsir works
References
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Shia tafsir