Qur'anic Exegesis in Classical Literature
Subtitle: With Particular Reference to Abu al-Qasim al-Qushayri
Publisher: Islamic Book Trust
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9789675062551
Description: This work gives a particular reference to Abu al-Qasim al-Qushayri, the author of the Sufi work, Al-Risalah, who wrote a complete commentary of the Qur'an, which is regarded as the first 'mystical' commentary, a fusion of Shariah and Tariqah that bridged the sometimes frictitious ties between sufis and ulama. The author studies the history of this tafsir, the science of Qur'anic tafsir and its development, aiming to show how Sufi scholars too have given a new life to the interpretation of the Qur'an.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Part I; title: Qur’anic Exegesis in Classical Tafsīr; title: Introduction; title: 1 Sources of Tafsīr; title: 2 The Age of Compilation; title: 3 The Value of Tafsīr; title: 4 Rational Commentary (Tafsīr bi al-Ra’y); title: 5 Sufi Tafsīr; title: 6 Some Sufi Tafsīrs; title: Part II; title: The World of al-Qushayrī; title: 7 Political Background; title: 8 The Religious and Intellectual Background; title: 9 Al-Qushayrī’s Life; title: 10 Al-Qushayrī as an ‘Ālim; title: 11 Al-Qushayrī’s Personality; title: 12 Al-Qushayrī’s Teachers; title: 13 Al-Qushayrī’s Pupils; title: 14 Al-Qushayrī’s Works; title: 15 Al-Qushayrī’s Mystical Commentary; title: 16 Extracts from Laṭā’if al-Ishārāt; title: 17 Al-Qushayrī and the Traditions; title: 18 Al-Qushayrī’s Mystical Commentary and its Influence on Later Commentators; title: Bibliography; title: Index