Keys to the Arcana - Shahrastani''s Esoteric Commentary on the Qur''an

A scholarly edition of the twelfth-century Qur'anic commentary by Muhammad b. 'Abd al-Karim al- Shahrastani. Dr Toby Mayer presents the Arabic text with English translation, introduction, and contextual notes. Shahrastani uses a form of linguistic analysis to unearth the esoteric meanings of the Qur'anic verses.

List of contents

• Translator's Introduction


• Translation of Shahrastani 's Introduction


• Translation of Shahrastani 's Commentary on Surat al-Fatiha


• Bibliography


• Index of Qur'anic Citations


• General Index


• The Arabic Text of Shahrastani 's Introduction and Commentary on Surat al-Fatiha

About the author

Dr Toby Mayer is a Research Associate in the Quranic Studies Unit at The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London. After completing his undergraduate degree in Indian Studies at the University of Cambridge, he went on to study Medieval Arabic thought at the University of Oxford, where he wrote his doctoral thesis on the Book of Allusions (Isharat) by the major Persian philosopher Ibn Sina.

Summary

A scholarly edition of the twelfth-century Qur'anic commentary by Muhammad b. 'Abd al-Karim al- Shahrastani. Dr Toby Mayer presents the Arabic text with English translation, introduction, and contextual notes. Shahrastani uses a form of linguistic analysis to unearth the esoteric meanings of the Qur'anic verses.

Product details

• Authors: Toby Mayer, Toby (Research Associate Mayer
• Assisted by: Toby Mayer (Translation), Mayer Toby (Translation)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9780198833062
• ISBN: 978-0-19-883306-2
• No. of pages: 418
• Series: Qur'anic Studies Series; Qur'anic Studies Series; Qur'anic Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Islam / Theology, RELIGION / Islam / History, RELIGION / Islam / Koran & Sacred Writings, Middle East, Arabic, Theology, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Islamic Theology, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, The Koran (Qur’an), Criticism & Exegesis Of Sacred Texts, The Koran