Al-Kashshaf: Al-Zamakhshari's Mu'tazilite Exegesis of the Qur'an

Kifayat Ullah

Published by De Gruyter 2017

Al-Kashshaf

Al-Zamakhshari's Mu'tazilite Exegesis of the Qur'an

Kifayat Ullah

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110533408

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About this book

The book analyzes extensively al-Zamakhsharī’s tafsīr al Kashshāf within the framework of the Mu‘tazilites’ five principles: (usūl al-khamsa) of their theology. Andrew Lane in his book entitled “A Traditional Mu‘tazilite Qur’ān Commentary: The Kashshāf of Jār Allāh al-Zamakhsharī” states that al-Kashshāf is not a Mu‘tazilite tafsīr of the Qur’ān. This book has been written to prove that al-Zamakhsharī’s tafsīr is completely in accord with the Mu‘tazilites’ theology which is embodied in their five principles.

The book is divided into two parts. Part I comprises of al Zamakhsharī’s biography, al-Kashshāf, and his methodology of tafsīr. Part II covers comprehensive analysis of the five principles: unity of God; justice; the promise and the threat of divine reward and punishment; the intermediate position between belief and unbelief; and enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong.

The book concludes that al-Zamakhsharī’s al-Kashshāf is a Mu‘tazilite tafsīr completely adhering to the Mu‘tazilites’ theology.

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Kifayat Ullah, United States Federal Government, Washington DC, U.S.A.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	IX
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I: Al-Zamakhsharī’ Life and Works
Chapter 1. Al-Zamakhsharī’s Biography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Chapter 2. Al-Kashshāf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
Chapter 3. Al-Zamakhsharī’s Methodology of Tafsīr Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
Part II: The Five Principles
Chapter 4. The Five Principles (al-uṣūl al-khamsa) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
Chapter 5. Second Principle: Justice (‘adl) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
Chapter 6. Third Principle: The Promise and the Threat (al-waʻd wa al-waʻīd) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	162
Chapter 7. Fourth Principle: The Intermediate Position between Belief and Unbelief (al-manzila bayna al-manzilatayn) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Chapter 8. Fifth Principle: Enjoining what is Right and Forbidding what is Wrong (al-amr bi al-maʻrūf wa al-nahy ‘an al-munkar) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	188
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
Appendix: Al-Zamakhsharī’s Scholarly Contribution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	228
Index of Names Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	246
Index of Subjects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	252
Index of Qurʼān Citations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academic scholars, graduate students, researchers and specialists in Qur’an and Qur’anic exegesis.
Pages
- Front matter: 10
- Main content: 259
Keywords: Qur’anic exegesis; al-Zamakhshari’; al-Kashshaf; Mu‘tazilites’ five principles (usul al-khamsa)

eBook

Published: August 21, 2017
ISBN: 9783110533408

Hardcover

Published: August 21, 2017
ISBN: 9783110532012