{"product_id":"9783110532012","title":"Al-Kashshaf: Al-Zamakhshari's Mu'tazilite Exegesis of the Qur'an","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe book analyzes extensively al-Zamakhsharī’s tafsīr al Kashshāf within the framework of the Mu‘tazilites’ five principles: \u003ci\u003e(usūl al-khamsa)\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book concludes that al-Zamakhsharī’s al-Kashshāf is a Mu‘tazilite tafsīr completely adhering to the Mu‘tazilites’ theology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Gruyter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048503787760,"sku":"9783110532012","price":91.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783110532012_p0.jpg?v=1763718545","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783110532012","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}