A traditional Mu'tazilite Qur'an commentary; the Kashshaf of Jar Allah al-Zamakhshari (d. 538/1144).
9004147004
A traditional Mu'tazilite Qur'an commentary; the Kashshaf
of Jar Allah al-Zamakhshari (d. 538/1144).
Lane, Andrew J.
Brill Academic Publishers
2006
418 pages
$183.00
Hardcover
Texts and studies on the Qur'an; v.2
BP130
After an initial chapter on the life of grammarian gram·mar·ian
n.
A specialist in grammar.
grammarian
Noun
a person who studies or writes about grammar for a living
Noun 1. and man of
letters man of letters
n. pl. men of letters
A man who is devoted to literary or scholarly pursuits.
Noun 1. man of letters - a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities al-Zamakhshari, Lane (Arabic and Islamic studies - ''This is a sub-article to religious education, academic discipline, and Islam.
Islamic studies is an ambiguous term; in a non-Muslim context, it generally refers to the historical study of Muslim religion and , U. of Toronto)
examines in detail al-Kashshaf, the most famous commentary on
theQur'an, which he completed in 1134 AD. He covers the history of
the text from its composition to the present; its structure and method;
the hadith hadith (hädēth`), a tradition or the collection of the traditions of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, including his sayings and deeds, and his tacit approval of what was said or done in his presence. , prophetic tradition, in it; and its sources. A major issue
he deals with is the extent to which the commentary relies on or
propagates Mu'tazilite theology, which is considered heresy by many
Muslims.
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