Tafsir Ibn Abbas: The Great Commentaries on the Holy Qur’an Series Volume II
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Translator
Mokrane Guezzou
Description
Tafsir Ibn Abbas, presented here in complete English translation for the first time ever, is the second work in the Great Commentaries on the Holy Qur'an series. The series aims to make widely available leading exegetical works in translation for study and research in unabridged form, which
Attributed variously to the Companion Abdullah Ibn 'Abbas (d.687CE) and to Ibn Ya'qub al-Firuzabadi (d.1414CE), Tafsir Ibn Abbas is one of the pivotal works for understanding the environment which influenced the development of Quranic exegesis. Despite its uncertain authorship and its reliance on controversial Israelite stories, Tafsir Ibn Abbas nevertheless offers valuable insight into the circulation and exchange of popular ideas between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity during the formative phase of Islamic exegesis.
This commentary is unabridged and uncensored, like the other works in the Great Commentaries on the Holy Qur’an series. The traditions attributed to Ibn Abbas that are at the core of this work render it as a seminal work of exegesis. Tafsir Ibn Abbas is unencumbered with
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About the author
Abd Allah ibn Abbas: Abd Allah ibn Abbas radiyallahu anhu (c.619-687 CE), also known as Ibn Abbas, was a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and one of the earliest and most celebrated scholars of Qur'anic interpretation among the Companions. Born around 619 CE, he showed an early dedication to gathering knowledge from other Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and composing commentaries on the Qur'an. He supported Ali ibn Abi Talib during the early struggles over the caliphate and was appointed governor of Basra in recognition of this support, though he did not remain there long and withdrew to Makka. During the reign of Muawiyah I, he resided in the Hejaz and traveled often to Damascus. Following the death of Muawiyah I, he opposed Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr and eventually withdrew to at-Ta'if, where he died around 687 CE. He was known by honorific titles such as al-Hibr (the Scholar) and al-Bahr (the Ocean) for the breadth and depth of his knowledge. His contributions to Qur'anic exegesis laid foundational ground for the tafsir tradition.
About the translator
Mokrane Guezzou: Mokrane Guezzou is a British-Algerian scholar and translator known for rendering important works of the Islamic tradition into clear, faithful English. Much of his reputation rests on his work for the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought in Amman and Fons Vitae of Louisville, whose "Great Commentaries on the Holy Qurʾan" series set out to present leading exegetical texts in unabridged, accurate translation. For that series he translated Tafsir Ibn ʿAbbas (Tanwir al-Miqbas) and al-Wahidi's Asbab al-Nuzul, the classic compilation of the occasions of revelation, both standard references for students of Qurʾanic exegesis. Beyond tafsir, his translations reach into hadith, biography, and Sufi adab. These include A Treasury of Hadith, Ibn Daqiq al-ʿId's commentary on al-Nawawi's selection of forty-odd prophetic traditions; The Onlooker's Delight, a biography of Shaykh ʿAbd al-Qadir al-Jilani attributed to Ibn Hajar al-ʿAsqalani; and The Adab of the True Seeker by Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Buzaydi, a guide to the manners of the spiritual path. He holds a doctorate and has long been based in Jordan, where he continues to translate classical works, among them a study of Ibn ʿAtaʾ Allah al-Iskandari. His careful, readable renderings have made several primary sources accessible to English readers for the first time.
About the editor
Yousef Waleed Meri: Dr. Yousef Waleed Meri is a leading academic specialist in pre-modern Islam, Islamic cultural and social history, and interfaith relations. He received his B.A. (Magna cum laude) from the University of California, Berkeley in 1992, his M.A. from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1995, and his D.Phil. from Wolfson College, Oxford University in 1999. He has held the position of Fellow and Special Scholar in Residence at the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought in Amman, Jordan - an institution under the patronage of King Abdullah II of Jordan - where his research has focused on various aspects of Islamic history, civilization, and ritual practice. He has published numerous articles and books in these fields and served as editor of major works in the Great Commentaries on the Holy Qur'an series, including al-Wahidi's Asbab al-Nuzul and Tafsir Ibn Abbas.
Specifications
EAN 13 / ISBN
9781891785177
Publisher
Fons Vitae
Author
Abd Allah ibn Abbas
Pages
931
Translator
Mokrane Guezzou
Editor
Yousef Waleed Meri
Year Published
2008
Size
W-8 in | H-10 in | D-1.9 in
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