Some major tafsirs of the Qur'an

[Saad]

Assalam o alaykum,

From An Approach to Qur'anic Sciences

by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani

[Saad]

[Ali al-Hanafi]

. I would like to add Ahkaam ul Qur'an by Imam Abu Bakr Jassas (rahmatullahialayh) and Tafsir Mazhari by Qadhi Thanaaullah Paanipati (rahmatullahialayh). In urdu, Ma'arif ul Qur'an by Allamah Idrees Khandelwi (rahmatullahialayh) and Anwaar ul Bayaan by Mawlana Ashiq Ilahi Bulandshehri (rahmatullahialayh) also deserve mention.

But forget ancient Greece and Rome and the lost city of Atlantis; can they compare with our rich history? Amongst our lost treasures include the writings of Imam Abul Hasan al-Ashari (rahmatullahialayh) who wrote his Tafsir entitled al-Mukhtazan in 70 volumes, Qadhi Hamadani (rahmatullahialayh) wrote his al-Muhit in 100 volumes as did the likes of Imam Ibn Naqib al Maqdisi (rahmatullahialayh) and Allamah Zahid al-Bukhari (rahmatullahialayh) with their Tafsirs. Allamah Qazini (rahmatullahialayh) wrote his Tafsir Hadaaiqa Thaata Bahja in an astonishing 300 volumes and Qadhi Abu Bakr Ibn Arabi (rahmatullahialayh) wrote his Anwar al-Fajr in 80 000 pages. Amongst those that survived, Fathhul Mannan spans 40 volumes. But what may be said of Imam Ibn Shahin (rahmatullahialayh)? What may be said of Imam Ibn Shahin (rahmatullahialayh)! Amongst his lost treasures include an encyclopedic commentary entitled al Tafsir al Kabir. Hafidh Ad-Dhahabi (rahmatullahialayh) writes in his famous Tadhkiratul Huffadh,

"He is the great Imam, the Schoalr of Hadith of Iraq, Abu Hafs Umar bin Uthman al-Baghdadi, known as Ibn Shahin, the writer of many books. His student Abul Husain ibn al-Muhtadi Billah said, "Ibn Shahin said to us, 'I wrote 330 books including al-Tafsir al Kabir in 1000 volumes, al Musnad 1,300 volumes, al-Tarikh in 150 volumes and al-Zuhd in 100 volumes.' " "

1000 volumes! 1000 volumes! Can you imagine that! If I could fit the Tafsir in my house, my house would collapse under its weight.

(Refer to The Value of Timeby Hadhrat Shaykh Abdul Fattah Abu Ghudda [rahmatullahialayh])

[Saad]

But what may be said of Imam Ibn Shahin (rahmatullahialayh)? What may be said of Imam Ibn Shahin (rahmatullahialayh)! Amongst his lost treasures include an encyclopedic commentary entitled al Tafsir al Kabir. Hafidh Ad-Dhahabi (rahmatullahialayh) writes in his famous Tadhkiratul Huffadh,

"He is the great Imam, the Schoalr of Hadith of Iraq, Abu Hafs Umar bin Uthman al-Baghdadi, known as Ibn Shahin, the writer of many books. His student Abul Husain ibn al-Muhtadi Billah said, "Ibn Shahin said to us, 'I wrote 330 books including al-Tafsir al Kabir in 1000 volumes, al Musnad 1,300 volumes, al-Tarikh in 150 volumes and al-Zuhd in 100 volumes.' " "

1000 volumes! 1000 volumes! Can you imagine that! If I could fit the Tafsir in my house, my house would collapse under its weight.

(Refer to The Value of Timeby Hadhrat Shaykh Abdul Fattah Abu Ghudda [rahmatullahialayh])

Assalam o alaykum,

Mufti Zar Wali Khan mentioned that this tafsir, I don't remember if he said the whole or some parts, has been published from Kuwait.

[Salman_Hanafi]

Assalamualikum...JazakAllah brother Saad for the detailed post....The other day i saw a tafsir of the Quran attributed to Hazrat Ibn Abbas (May Allah be Pleased with him)....I want to know whether the duroos of Ibn e Abbas related explaining the Quran were ever preserved...or did he have his works compiled in a book form...

[Saad]

Assalamualikum...JazakAllah brother Saad for the detailed post....The other day i saw a tafsir of the Quran attributed to Hazrat Ibn Abbas (May Allah be Pleased with him)....I want to know whether the duroos of Ibn e Abbas related explaining the Quran were ever preserved...or did he have his works compiled in a book form...

Assalam o alaykum,

According to our Amir Mufti Husain, tafsir attributed to Sayyiduna ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) is a forgery.

[a_muslim]

Assalam o alaykum,

According to our Amir Mufti Husain, tafsir attributed to Sayyiduna ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) is a forgery.

So does that mean that nothing in there is acceptable? If it is a forgery, who forged it? Ive seen it in a madrasah of a respectable alim.

[Saad]

So does that mean that nothing in there is acceptable? If it is a forgery, who forged it? Ive seen it in a madrasah of a respectable alim.

Assalam o alaykum,

Mufti Husain will be able to answer further as I don't have any more information.

But there is authentic tafsir from Sayyiduna ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) of many ayats present in major tafsirs.

[Sulaiman84]

brother Sa'ad,

Im just itching to see an authentic English version of Tafsir Kabir By Imam Razi

[Saad]

brother Sa'ad,

Im just itching to see an authentic English version of Tafsir Kabir By Imam Razi

Assalam o alaykum,

Is it being translated by anyone?

Mufti Zar Wali Khan mentioned that Tafsir Ruh al-Ma'ani is the most authentic and comprehensive tafsir of our time. It would be nice to see it translated into English.