The Formation of the Classical Tafsir Tradition: The Quran Commentary of Al-Thalabi (D. 427/1035) (Texts and Studies on the Quran, V. 1) by Walid A. Saleh
English | Dec. 2003 | ISBN: 9004127771 | 267 Pages | PDF | 13.16 MB
English | Dec. 2003 | ISBN: 9004127771 | 267 Pages | PDF | 13.16 MB
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. 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.