Tabari's Qur'an Commentary, Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Qur'an, is one of the great monuments of classical Arabic and Islamic scholarship which, over a millennium, has been a fundamental reference work for scholars engaged in the tradition of Qur'anic exegesis. This two-volume translation focuses on thirty selected verses and Suras, or Chapters, associated with special merits and blessings and also includes Tabari's own introduction to the Comprehensive Exposition.
Volume II contains: The Companies (39:53-55); The Smoke; The Beneficent; The Inevitable Occasion; Iron; The Gathering (59:18-24); Sovereignty; The Resurrection; The Most High; The Sun; The Night; The Earthquake; The Chargers; Rivalry; The Disbelievers; Aid; Sincerity; Daybreak; People.
Table of Contents:
Abbreviations
Translator's Introduction
The Smoke: Surat al-Dukhan (44:1–59)
The Beneficent: Surat al-Rahman (55:1–78)
The Inevitable Occasion: Surat al-Waqi'a (56:1–96)
Iron: Surat al-Hadid (57:1–29)
The Gathering: Surat al-Hashr (59:18–24)
Sovereignty: Surat al-Mulk (67:1–30)
The Resurrection: Surat al-Qiyama (75:1–40)
The Most High: Surat al-A'la (87:1–19)
The Sun: Surat al-Shams (91:1–15)
The Night: Surat al-Layl (92:1–21)
The Earthquake: Surat al-Zalzala (99:1–8)
The Chargers: Surat al-'Adiyat (100:1–11)
Rivalry: Surat al-Takathur (102:1–8)
The Disbelievers: Surat al-Kafirun (109:1–6)
Aid: Surat al-Nasr (110:1–3)
Sincerity: Surat al-Ikhlas (112:1–4)
Daybreak: Surat al-Falaq (113:1–5)
People: Surat al-Nas (114:1–6)
Appendix A: The Disconnected Letters (al-Muqatta'at)
Appendix B: Tabari's Teachers
Appendix C: Tabari's Qur'an Interpreters
Appendix D: Tabari's Poets
Appendix E: References to Arabic Passages of Tafsir al-Tabari
Bibliography
General Index
About the Author :
Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. Jarir al-Tabari (d. 310/923) is one of the most famous Muslim scholars of medieval Islamic civilization. He composed numerous books in Arabic in the fields of Islamic law, Qur'an commentary and history. The only two large books of his to survive are his History of Messengers and Kings and his Qur'anic commentary, The Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Qur'an.
Scott C. Lucas is Associate Professor of Islamic Studies in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies at the University of Arizona.
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