 Opening lines of the Quran from a Persian translation of Tafsir al-Tabari | |
| Author | Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari |
|---|---|
| Original title | جامع البيان عن تأويل آي القرآن |
| Language | Arabic |
| Genre | Religious, tafsir |
| Publication place | Abbasid Caliphate |
Jāmiʿ al-bayān ʿan taʾwīl āy al-Qurʾān (Arabic: جامع البيان عن تأويل آي القرآن, lit. 'Collection of Statements on the Interpretation of the Verses of the Qur'an', also written with fī in place of ʿan), popularly Tafsīr al-Ṭabarī (Arabic: تفسير الطبري), is a Sunni tafsir by the Persian scholar Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (838–923).[1] It immediately won high regard and has retained its importance for scholars to the present day.[2] It is the earliest major running commentary of the Quran to have survived in its original form.[2] Like his history, al-Tabari's tafsir is notable for its comprehensiveness and citation of multiple, often conflicting sources.[3] The book was translated into Persian by a group of scholars from Transoxania on commission of the Samanid king, Mansur I (961–976).[2]
- ^ İsmail Cerrahoğlu (1993) Diyanet İslam Ansiklopedisi, "CÂMİU’l-BEYÂN an TE’VÎLİ ÂYİ’l-KUR’ÂN" (In Turkish)[usurped]
- ^ a b c C.E. Bosworth. Encyclopedia of Islam 2nd ed, Brill. "Al-Tabari, Abu Djafar Muhammad b. Djarir b. Yazid", Vol. 10, p. 14.
- ^ Elton L. Daniel. "ṬABARI, ABU JAʿFAR MOḤAMMAD B. JARIR". Encyclopaedia Iranica.