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

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.