Abu Hatim Ahmad ibn Hamdan al-Razi
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Abu Hatim, Ahmad ibn Hamdan al-Razi was a Persian Ismaili
Ismaili
' is a branch of Shia Islam. It is the second largest branch of Shia Islam, after the Twelvers...

 philosopher of the 9th century. He was also the chief dai' (missionary) of Rayy and the leader of the Ismaili
Ismaili
' is a branch of Shia Islam. It is the second largest branch of Shia Islam, after the Twelvers...

 d'awah in Central Persia.

View on Jesus's ascension

Abu Hatim was a the first recorded Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...

 theologian to advance the viewpoint that Jesus was crucified on the cross and this should be understood in the light of Qur'an (3:169). Consequently his view differs from the mainstream Muslim view on the Jesus' death.

The Quran 4:157 states:
The Quran [3:169] states that: .
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