Al-Kashshaf(English, Electronic book text, Ullah Kifayat)

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Al-Kashshaf(English, Electronic book text, Ullah Kifayat) is written by Ullah Kifayat and published by De Gruyter. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3110533405 (ISBN 10) and 9783110533408 (ISBN 13).

The book analyzes extensively al-Zamakhshari's tafsir al Kashshaf within the framework of the Mu'tazilites' five principles: (usul al-khamsa) of their theology. Andrew Lane in his book entitled "A Traditional Mu'tazilite Qur'an Commentary: The Kashshaf of Jar Allah al-Zamakhshari" states that al-Kashshaf is not a Mu'tazilite tafsir of the Qur'an. This book has been written to prove that al-Zamakhshari's tafsir 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 Zamakhshari's biography, al-Kashshaf, and his methodology of tafsir. 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-Zamakhshari's al-Kashshaf is a Mu'tazilite tafsir completely adhering to the Mu'tazilites' theology.