The Formation of the Classical Tafsīr Tradition

The Qurʾān Commentary of Al-Thaʿlabī (D. 427/1035)
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-72965-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 268 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 476 g

Reihe: Texts and Studies on the Qur'an

This work is both an introduction to the genre of classical tafsir and a detailed study of one of its major architects, al-Tha'labi (d. 427/1035). The book offers a detailed study of the hermeneutical principles that governed al-Tha'labi's approach to the Qur'an, principles which became the norm in later exegetical works. It is divided into three main sections; the first outlines the life and times of the author; the second is a detailed study of his major exegetical work, al-Kashf; the third charts a brief history of the genre of tafsir through documenting the reactions of later exegetes to al-Kashf. This work brings together material never examined before and tries to offer a new way of understanding the history of classical Qur'an exegesis.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Saleh, Walid

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Koran, Heilige Texte & Traditionsliteratur

Über Autor(innen)

Walid A. Saleh, Ph.D. (2001) in Religious Studies, Yale University, is Professor of Religion at the University of Toronto. He is a specialist on tafsir and the Qur'an.