Title: The formation of the classical tafsīr tradition
First published: 2004
Description: "This work is both an introduction to the genre of classical tafsir and a detailed study of one of its major architects, al-Thalabi (d. 427/1035). The book offers a detailed study of the hermeneutical principles that governed al-Thalabi's approach to the Quran, 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 tafsir through documenting the reactions of later exegetes to al-Kashf. This work brings together material never examined before and tries to offer anew way of understanding the history of classical Quran exegesis."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Commentaries, History and criticism, Koran, Qurʼan
People: Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad Thaʻlabī (d. 1035)
LC classification: BP130.45.T433 S25 2004