Matthew B. Ingalls <br/><br/>
The Anonymity of a Commentator:  Zakariyyā al-Anṣārī and the Rhetoric of Muslim Commentaries 

 - 268 p.,  tables,  24 cm 
 - SUNY Series in Islam .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction-- 1. Muslim Commentarial Practices -- 2. The Life of Zakariyyā al-Anṣārī -- 3. The Iḥkām and the Rhetoric of the Sufi Commentary -- 4. Fanning the Fire of Legal Change with the Mukhtaṣar-Sharḥ Bellows -- 5. The Legacy of al-Anṣārī -- Conclusion: Commentary, Canonization, and Creativity: A New Case for the "Era of  Commentaries and Supercommentaries" -- Bibliography  -- Index. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad Anṣārī approximately 1423-approximately 1520 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Qurʼan--Commentaries--History and criticism
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sufis--Biography<br/>Sufism--Doctrines<br/>Hadith--Commentaries--History and criticism