A Thematic Commentary on the Qur’an

Muslims are enjoined along with the rest of humanity to read the two great Books of Revelation and Creation i.e. the Quran and the natural world. Reading one without the other will result in an imbalance detrimental to the existence (and prosperity) of humankind on earth indeed to the divine purpose in the cosmos. A Thematic Commentary by the late Shaykh al-Ghazali is a significant contribution to the first reading i.e. that of the Quran- the repository of divine truth and enlightenment. Already of course there is a wealth an abundance of exegetical work on the Quran. But while early scholars endeavored to elucidate many linguistic historical and miraculous aspects of the sacred and challenging text al-Ghazalis contribution is somewhat unique (and modern) in the sense that it focuses on the organic unity of each surah (chapter) highlighting the logic or inherent reasoning that courses through the surah and unifies its various components and images. No exegesis is by itself sufficient for a full understanding of the Quran. But this work is an indispensable companion in the quest for a better comprehension of and a closer affinity with the sacred text.