: the Qur'an commentary of al-Tha'labi (d. 427/1035)
First Statement of Responsibility
/ by Walid A. Saleh
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boston
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Brill
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, 2004.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
x, 267 p.
Dimensions
; 25 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Texts and studies on the Qur'an ;
Volume Designation
; v. 1
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-259) and indexes.
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Text of Note
"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.