Selections from the Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Qur'an: Volume 1

Tabari, Muhammad ibn Jarir

ISBN 10: 1911141252 / ISBN 13: 9781911141259

Published by Islamic Texts Society, 2017

Seller Inventory # 47f74e4ff31f76ddee090ef663191f16

Synopsis:

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 I contains: Tabari''s introduction; The Opening; the Throne Verse and the final three verses from The Cow (2:255 and 284-286); The Family of Imran (3:7 and 18); Repentance (9:38-40 and 128-129); the story of Moses and al-Khadir from The Cave (18:60-82); the Verse of Light from The Light (24:35-42); Prostration; Ya'' Sin.

About the Author:

Scott Lucas is Associate Professor of Islamic Studies in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies at the University of Arizona. Tabari (224-310 AH; 839-923 AD) was a prominent and influential Persian scholar, historian and exegete of the Qur'an from Tabaristan, modern in Iran, who composed all his works in Arabic. His most influential and best known works are his Qur'anic commentary known as Tafsir al-Tabari. He is best known for his expertise in tafsir, fiqh, and history, but he has been described as an impressively prolific polymath. He wrote on such subjects as poetry, lexicography, grammar, ethics, mathematics, and medicine.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Selections from the Comprehensive Exposition...
Publisher: Islamic Texts Society
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: new