In al-SuyÅ«á¹Ä«âs (1445-1515) The Perfect Handbook of the QurʾÄnic Sciences, we find a complete description of the problems concerning the QurʾÄnic text that still arise today, of the solutions proposed and the methods employed. This text bears witness to both freedom of debate and the variety of solutions. It is a collection of multiple accounts, both prior to and contemporary with the author, and not simply an isolated, subjective opinion. Its aim is to be the guide for every good QurʾÄn commentator because of the abundant information it provides on all the QurʾÄnic sciences. This work is an invaluable point of reference for the history of the Arab-Islamic culture in general and of linguistics in particular.
Michel Lagarde, P.hD. (1984), former professor of Arabic and tafsÄ«r at the PISAI (Rome), has published several books on al-RÄzÄ« and Abdelkader of Algeria (Brill, 1996, 2000-2002; Albouraq, 2008). Sharjah Prize, UNESCO 2005 and Book Award, Tehran 2010.