The Great Exegesis
Volume II: Surat al-Anʿam and Surat Ya-Sin
$90.60
- Paperback
652 pages
- Release Date
5 May 2026
Summary
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi’s commentary on the Qur’an, known as The Great Exegesis or Keys to the Unseen, is one of the great classics of Arabic and Islamic scholarship and has remained until today an indispensable reference work. The Great Exegesis is a compendium not only of Qur’anic sciences and meanings, but also Arabic linguistics, comparative jurisprudence, Aristotelian and Islamic philosophy, dialectic theology and the spirituality of Sufism.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781911141228 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1911141228 |
| Author: | Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, Khalid Williams |
| Publisher: | The Islamic Texts Society |
| Imprint: | The Islamic Texts Society |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 652 |
| Release Date: | 5 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 880g |
| Dimensions: | 60mm x 234mm x 160mm |
About The Author
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi (1149–1210) was a leading Islamic scholar of the twelfth century. Born in Rayy, Razi studied under his father, Diya’ al-Din ‘Umar, before setting off on travels throughout Persia and central Asia to pursue studies in jurisprudence, philosophy, theology and other sciences. He died in Herat, having amassed a large and devoted following of students. Razi was a prolific author on theology and jurisprudence but is best known for his commentary on the Qur’an, The Great Exegesis.
Khalid Williams specialises in translation from Arabic, with a particular focus on Islamic Studies and Sufism. He is the translator of The Straight Path: A Commentary on the Holy Qur’an, of Volume II of A Sufi Commentary on the Qur’an and The Qur’an and the Prophet in the Writings of Shaykh Ahmad al-‘Alawi, all published by the Islamic Texts Society.
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