‘Abd
al-Razzaq al- Kashani/al-Qashani (d. 1330), a follower of Ibn ‘Arabi
(d. 1240, to whom the title is credited), Tafsir al-Qur’an
al-Karim.(Beirut, 1978). BP130.4.I2. Mystical orientation.*
‘Abduh,
Muhammad (d. 1905) and Rashid Rida (d. 1935). Tafsir al-Qur’an
al-Hakim. 11 vols. (Cairo, 1907-34). Modernist. Not complete.
BP130.4.M774 and BP130.4.M774 1970z.
Baydawi, ‘Abdallah (d. 1286). Anwar al-tanzil. Standard madrasah
text for centuries. (Leipzeig). BP130.4.B32. Portions translated
by H. Gatje.
Burusawi
(Bursali), Isma’il Haqq (d. 1731). Tafsir Ruh al-Bayan.
10 vols. Arabic, with Persian and Ottoman Turkish sections.
Masterful mystical treatment, includes poetry. BP130.4.B8
Ibn ‘Arabi (d. 1240). Rahmah min al-Rahman fi tafsir wa isharat
al-Qur’an. Mahmud Ghurab has extracted all the Qur’anic
commentary from Ibn ‘Arabi’s Futuhat al-Makkiyah in this 2 vol. work. On the margins is the only commentary extant
of IA’s certain authorship, Ijaz al-bayan fi al-tarjamah ‘an al-Qur’an (reaching the third surah). Damascus,
1989.
Ibn
Kathir, Abu al-Fida’ al-Dimashqi (d. 1372). Tafsir al-Qur’an
al-’Azim. Emphasis on soundness of hadith reports.
Highly regarded by modern revivalists. 4 vols. (Beirut, 1991) with
Fihris ahadith tafsir al-Qur’an al-’Azim. ed. Y.
al-Mar’ashi et al. (Beirut, 1989). Abridged by Muhammad ‘Ali
al-Sabuni, Safwat al-tafasir.BP130.4.S25 1986.*
Ibn
Taymiyah, Taqi al-Din (d. 1328). Majmu’ah tafsir al-Shaykh
Ibn Taymiyah. BP130.4.I3.
Kashi,
Muhammad M. (d. ca 1505). Al-Safi fi tafsir al-Qur’an.
(Tehran, 1866-7). Shi’i.
Mahmud, ‘Abd al-Halim. Tafsir surat Al ‘Imran. 2 vols.
(Cairo, 1978). The previous Shaykh al- Azhar, of the "madrasah
Shadhiliyah." BP128.2.M3.
Mujahid
(d. 722). Tafsir Mujahid. Attributed to a Follower of the
Prophet. 2 vols. (Beirut, 197--). P 130.4.M83 1970z.
Nisaburi,
Nizam al-Din al-Qummi. Ghara’ib al-Qur’an wa ragha’ib
al-Furqan. 5 vols. (Cairo, 1962-4).
Qummi, ‘Ali b. Ibrahim (d. 939). Tafsir al-Qur’an. (Najaf,
1967). Shi’i.
Qurtubi,
Abu ‘Abdallah (d. 1273) Al-Jami’ li- ahkam al-Qur’an.
18 vols. Juristic content. BP130.4.Q68.*
Qushayri,
Abu al-Qasim (d. 1074). Lata’if al-isharat. 3 vols.
Mystical, but mildly so. BP130.4.Q75.
Qutb,
Sayyid. (d. 1966) Fi zilal al-Qur’an. Written in prison
by the well-known member of the Ikhwan al-Muslimin of Egypt. Literary
elements. At least the juz’ ‘amm (last 1/30th)
completed in English translation. BP25.Q73 1972.
Razi,
Fakhr al-Din (d. 1209) Mafatih al-ghayb or Al-Tafsir al-kabir.
Entire vol. on Fatihah.
Several
points of view and layers of exegesis.* BP130.4.R32.
Sadiq,
Ja’far (d. 765). Le Tafsir Mystique attribue a Ja’far
Sadiq ed. P. Nwyia Melanges de l’Univesite Saint-Joseph
43, 4 (1968), 181-230.
Shaltut,
Mahmud. Tafsir al-Qur’an al-Karim. (Cairo, 1966). mid20th
c. former Shaykh al-Azhar.
Sulami
(d. 1021). The Minor Qur’anic Commentary of Abu ‘Abd
al-Rahman al-Sulami. ed. G. Bowering. (Beirut, 1995).
Tabari
(d. 922). Jami’ al-bayan fi tafsir al-Qur’an. Historical,
reports of Companions and Followers with silsilahs. BP130.4.T3.1969
in ME Seminar room. Mukhtasar by al-Sabuni BP130.4.T2725.
Abridged translation in progress, WF Madelung and A. Jones, The
Commentary on the Qur’an, Vol. I (Oxford, 1987).*
Tabarsi,
Abu ‘Ali (d. 1153). Majma’ al- bayan fi tafsir al-Qur’an. 12 vols. Shi’i commentary.*
Tabataba’i,
Sayyid Muhammad Husayn. Al-Mizan fi tafsir al-Qur’an. 20
vols. (Qumm, 1971- 4)Philosophical and comprehensive Shi’i
commentary by a modern Iranian scholar. English trans. project in
progress. Commentary incorporates Sunni material. BP130.4.T3523
1971.
Tustari,
Muhammad Sahl b. ‘Abdallah (d. 896) Tafsir al-Qur’an
al-A’zim (Cairo, 1911).
Zamakhshari,
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4 vols. Portions translated by H. Gatje.* BP135.8.E28.A85 1988.
NB:
* indicates works partially treated by M. Ayoub in his The
Qur’an and Its Interpreters. To date the series reaches
surat Al ‘Imran (chapter 3).
In
addition to the portions of the Arabic works mentioned above that
have been translated into English:
Ali,
S.V. Mir Ahmed. The Holy Qur’an. (Karachi, 1964). "Commentary
according to the version of the Ahlul-Bait." BP109.A35. Shi’i
concerns.
Ali,
Syed Anwer. Qur’an: The Fundamental Law of Human Life. vols. 1-10. "A commentary [in consideration of] philosophical
thought, scientific research, political, economical, and social
developments." (Karachi, 1982-1994). BP130.4.A443 1982.
Ayoub,
M. The Great Tidings. (Tripoli, 1983). Commentary on the
last juz’ of the Qur’an. Not in Van Pelt.
Azad,
Abul Kalam (d.1958). trans. Syed Abdul Latif. Tarjuman al-Qur’an (Bombay, 1962-1967 and rep. New Delhi, 1990).
Beeston,
A.F.L. Baidawi’s Commentary on Surah 12 of the Qur’an:
Text, Accompanied by an interpretive rendering and notes. (Oxford,
1963). BP128.12th.B3 1963.
Bell,
Richard. A Commentary on the Qur’an. ed. C.E. Bosworth.
2 vols. BP130.4.B45 1991.
Hilali,
Taqi al-Din and Muhammad Muhsin Khan. Interpretation of the Meanings
of the Noble Qur’an: A Summarized Version of al-Tabari, al-Qurtubi,
and Ibn Kathir with comment from Sahih al-Bukhari. vols. 1-9.
(Lahore, 1989-1992). BP109.H64. Not recommended.
Margoliouth,
D.S. Chrestomathia Baidawiana: The Commentary of el-Baidawi on
Sura III Translated and Explained for the Use of Students of Arabic.
(London, 1894). BP130.4.B313 1894a.
Mawdudi,
M. Abu al-A’la (d. 1979). The Meaning of the Qur’an
(Tafhim al-Qur’an). Composed in Urdu and translated into
Arabic and English (Lahore, 1967- ). Moral and theological approach,
using biblical accounts to supplement verses, some naturalistic
explanations for miraculous phenomena. BP104.8.M313 . Another, superior,
English trans. by ZI Ansari, Towards Understanding the Qur’an (to vol. 5, surah 21) BP 130.4.M42513 1988.
Paret,
R. Der Koran: Kommentar und Konkordanz (Stuttgart, 1971).
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Qutb,
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Usmani,
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____________.
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____________.
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________________.
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_________.
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