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fundamentals and neutralizes them with unorthodox linguistic explan<strong>at</strong>ions. In<br />
fact, the whole tafseer has a heavily linguistic, analytical slant. 144<br />
3. <strong>Tafseer</strong> az-Zamakhsharee, al-Kash-shaaf ‘an Haqaa’iq <strong>at</strong>-Tanzeel<br />
Mahmood ibn ‘Umar az-Zamakhsharee al-Khwaarazmee (1075-1144<br />
CE/467-538 AH) was a Hanafee scholar who studied in Baghdaad and Khurasaan<br />
and wrote a number of books on Arabic liter<strong>at</strong>ure and grammar, usool al-fiqh,<br />
hadeeth commentary, etc. Despite az-Zamakhsharee’s bl<strong>at</strong>ant Mu‘tazilee<br />
leanings, his tafseer is considered a literary masterpiece. His explan<strong>at</strong>ions of the<br />
various miraculous aspects of the Qur’aan were the most detailed and extensive<br />
written, and his discussions of the beauty of Qur’aanic rhyme, rhythm, and<br />
eloquence the most comprehensive. Az-Zamakhsharee uses his mastery of the<br />
Arabic language to interpret the Qur’aan according to Mu‘tazilee thought. Verses<br />
which conflict with his fundamentals are made allegorical and reinterpreted. His<br />
handling of legal issues is brief and unbiased, and he rarely uses<br />
Israa’eeleeya<strong>at</strong>. 145<br />
144 See <strong>at</strong>-<strong>Tafseer</strong> wal-Mufassiroon, vol. 1, pp. 410-36.<br />
145 See <strong>at</strong> -<strong>Tafseer</strong> wal-Mufassiroon, vol. 1, pp. 437-89.
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