After the decline of the seminary schools of Baghdad and Qom, Ray became the most outstanding scientific center of Shiites at that period; so that the fifth and sixth century is considered as its flourishing period. During that time, one can notice the following influential characters: Abu al-Futuh Razi (6th century After Hijrah); Safi al-Din Razi (6th century After Hijrah), the author of the book of Tabsirat al-'Awam; Sadid al-Din Hamsi Razi (6th century After Hijrah), the author of the book of Al-Manfad min al-Taqlid; Sheikh Montajib al-Din Razi (504 – 585 After Hijrah), the author of al-Fihrist; Qutb al-Din Razi (696 – 766 After Hijrah).
There is not accurate information available about the life of 'Abd al-Jalil Razi. The only sources for a brief acquaintance with him are: al-Fihrist, written by Muntajib al-Din Razi, who was contemporary with 'Abd al-Jalil; and the book of Naqd written by 'Abd al-Jalil, himself, through which he has sometimes written some material concerning himself.
Muntajib al-Din describes 'Abd al-Jalil as:
Al-Sheikh al-Wa'iz, Nasir al-Din Abd al-Jalil Bin Abi al-Hussayn bin Abi al-Fadl al-Qazvini, a scholar, an orator, and a religious man. ۱
Such descriptions as (Al-Sheikh al-Wa'iz, a scholar, an orator, and a religious man) refer to 'Abd al-Jalil's scientific and spiritual status.
The works authored by 'Abd al-Jalil, based on the books of al-Fihrist and Naqd, are:
Tanzih 'Ayeshah min al-Fawahish al-'Azimah