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

by Toby Mayer

Only preserved in a single manuscript in Tehran, this remarkable twelfth-century Qur'anic commentary by Muhammad b. 'Abd al-Karim al- Shahrastani marks the achievement of a lifelong, arduous quest for knowledge. Shahrastani began writing Mafatih al-asrar or Keys to the Arcana towards the end of his life and the work reflects the brilliant radicalism of his more private religious views. The introduction and opening chapter of this virtually unknown...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198833067
• ISBN13: 9780198833062
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"