8vo. 336 pp., Arabic text within borders, edited by Nasr al-Hurini, browned paper, ink inscriptions in margins, note by previous owner on front title page,modern hard back binding, copy in very good condition, published at al-Matba’a al-Kubra, Cairo, A. H. 1281/ 1864.

Synopsis

The principal work by Abu al-Qassim al-Zamakhshari is his commentary on the Qur’an entitled Al-Kashaf ‘An Haqa’iq al-Tanzil which was completed in 1134. His literary efforts were mostly devoted to dogmatic exegesis of a philosophical nature, rather than tradition, particularly in the lexicographical side of his work, concentrating fully on the readings and supporting his explanations by ample abstracts from the old poetry.
Al-Kashaf retained a high place in Islamic literature. Numerous commentaries and explanations of the Kashaf were published by several scholars. Al-Baidawi, for example, produced his own work trying to surpass al-Zamakhsahri’s al-Kashaf in the accuracy of grammatical exposition and by quoting variant readings. This commentary by Muhibb al- Din is one of the earliest works on the subject.