Selections from The Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Qur'an
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.

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Selections from The Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Qur'an
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.

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Selections from The Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Qur'an

Selections from The Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Qur'an

Selections from The Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Qur'an

Selections from The Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Qur'an

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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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781911141259
Publisher: Islamic Texts Society
Publication date: 10/01/2017
Edition description: None
Pages: 600
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 2.10(d)

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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COMMENTARY ON THE FOLLOWING DIVINE WORDS:


[44:7] Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if you would be sure. [44:8] There is no God save Him. He brings life and gives death; your Lord and Lord of your forefathers. [44:9] Nay, but they play in doubt.


The Qur'an reciters disagreed over the reading of His statement Lord of the heavens and the earth. Most Medinan and Basran reciters read rabbu'l-samawat in the nominative case, in order to be consistent with He is the Hearer, the Knower in the previous verse. However, most of the Kufan and some of the Meccan reciters read rabbi'l-samawat in the genitive case, in order to be consistent with A mercy from your Lord, also in the previous verse.


TABARI SAID: The correct opinion is that both readings are well known and sound in meaning, so the reciter would be correct reading whichever one he chooses.


INTERPRETATION OF Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them
God (Exalted is His remembrance) means by Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them: O Muhammad, the One Who sent down this Book to you and sent you to these polytheists as a mercy from your Lord is the Owner (malik) of the seven heavens and the earth and all—absolutely everything—that is between them.


INTERPRETATION OF if you would be sure
He says: If only you all would be sure of the reality of what I have informed you—that your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth—and that I informed you that God is the One Who has these attributes; that this Qur'an is His revelation; and that Muhammad is His Messenger. All of this is a most certain reality (haqq yaqin), so be sure of it, just as you are certain of the realities of other things.



INTERPRETATION OF There is no God save Him. He brings life and gives death
He says: O humanity, nothing may be the object of your worship other than the Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them. So do not worship anything else! Worship of anything else does not count as worship. Do not seek anything other than Him. He brings life and gives death. He says: He is the One Who brings to life whomever He wishes and He gives death to whomever He wishes among the living.


INTERPRETATION OF your Lord and Lord of your forefathers
He says: [God] is your Owner and the Owner of all who passed prior to you among your forefathers. He says: The One Who has this quality is the Lord, so worship Him instead of your [false] gods, who lack the ability to harm or benefit you.


INTERPRETATION OF Nay, but they play in doubt
God (Exalted is His remembrance) says: Those people who are unsure of the reality of all that has been said to them and have been informed of all of these reports—in other words, the Qurayshi polytheists—are in doubt regarding this. They are distracted by their doubts regarding all of that which they have been informed.

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
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