The Great Exegesis

The Great ExegesisFakhr al Din Razis Tafsir, The Great Exegesis, also known as Mafatih al Ghayb, is one of the great classics of Arabic and Islamic scholarship. Written in the twelfth century, this commentary on the Quran has remained until today an indispensable reference work. The Great Exegesis is a compendium not only of Quranic sciences and meanings, but also Arabic linguistics, comparative jurisprudence, Aristotelian and Islamic philosophy, dialectic theology and

history and other concerns

this is a history of architecture for our times

In recounting from her own life the moments of motherhood

Working in the shadows of the dot-com boom

our family structures and power structures

and it is impossible to cover every aspect in a concise book like this

A standard-bearer of his generation in Chile

now published in the UK for the first time in a revised translation by Megan McDowell

Sunnis and Shi’a provides needed perspective on the historical roots of today’s conflicts and reveals how both branches of Islam have influenced and emulated each other in unexpected ways

and the Dionne Quints

Their narratives are inevitably coloured by the social tension and occasional absurdities of a multicultural society

while acquiring more sophisticated and enduring forms