is included in al-Qurtubi’s T afsīr on Chapter Ghāfir (Ch. 40 of the Holy Qur’ān).   Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani , a 14th century Sunni Shafi'i Islamic scholar , regards Ka`b al-Ahbar as being trustworthy (calling him thiqah ), ranking him in the second tabaqa (class of reporters of hadīth ).  2. As