Dr. Alaa Abd Al-Amir Shahid presents a profound academic investigation into the layers of meaning within the Holy Qur'an. This scholarly work delves into the critical fields of lexical and contextual semantics, analyzing how early exegetes in the 'Ma'ani al-Qur'an' tradition interpreted the divine text. The book explores the relationship between a word's dictionary definition and its nuanced meaning derived from its specific context, offering valuable insights for students and researchers of Quranic studies, linguistics, and Islamic theology. It's a meticulous study of classical methodologies for understanding the sacred scripture's linguistic depth.