The Formation of the Classical Tafsīr Tradition: The Qurʾān Commentary of Al-Thaʿlabī (D. 427/1035)

by Walid A. Saleh

This work is both an introduction to the genre of classical tafsīr and a detailed study of one of its major architects, al-Thaʿlabī (d. 427/1035). The book offers a detailed study of the hermeneutical principles that governed al-Thaʿlabī's approach to the Qurʾān, 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 tafsīr 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 Qurʾān exegesis.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004127771
• ISBN13: 9789004127777
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.7"