Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul at-Tafsir: The Great Victory on Qur’anic Hermeneutics

Despite the grand title, this is a very readable book about the principles and subtleties of commentating on or interpreting the Qur’an. It looks at:

» the science of judgements

» reminding others of the favours of Allah

» the Days of Allah and life after death

» polemics

» circumstances of revelation

» abrogating and abrogated verses

» unusual words and phrases in the Qur’an

» miraculous aspects of the Qur’an

» meaning of the letters of the Arabic alphabet.