Fakhruddin al-Razi, and others. Shaykh Tusi, a Shi'a scholar, the grandfather of Imam Abu Hanifa was from Khorasan and Al-Zamakhshari, the famous Mutazilite scholar, also lived in Khorasan. See also Ariana Bactria Dahistan Khwarazm Khurasan Road Margiana Parthia Sogdia Tokharistan Transoxiana Turkestan References Sources Further reading Khorasan Geography of Central Asia Geography of Western Asia Regions of Afghanistan Regions of Iran Regions of Tajikistan Regions of Turkmenistan Regions of Uzbekistan History of Khorasan History of Western Asia Historical regions of Afghanistan Historical regions of Iran Iranian Plateau History of Balkh Province History of Herat History of Nishapur Geographic history of Tajikistan History of Turkmenistan Geographic history of Uzbekistan