Although he died before he could start the other half, the work was completed by his student, Jalalu’d-Din as-Suyuti.Al-Mahalli’s other books include commentaries on Jam’ al-Jawami’, al-Burda, al-Manahij fi’l-fiqh, al-Waraqat fi’l-usul, Kitab al Jihad. His most famous work is his Qur’anic commentary, Tafsir al-Jalalayn, which he began halfway through the text with Surat al-Kahf, ending with an-Nas and al-Fatiha. He taugh jurisprudence in the Mu’ayyadiyya and Barquqiyya madrasas.Abstinent and ascetic, he lived on what he earned by trade. Al-Mahalli was offered the highest judicial positions but refused them. He was known for his scrupulousness, fear of Allah, and fearlessness in upholding the truth. It is hoped that it will prove a valuable aid to the correct understanding of the Qur’anic Revelation throughout the English-speaking world.Įxplained by:Jalalu’d-din muhammad ibn ahmad al-mahalli (791-864/1389-1459) of Cairo was a versatile, scholar who excelled in jurisprudence, theology, grammar, rhetoric, and Qur’anic commentary. of the ‘complete commentaries, it is at the same time both wide-ranging and profoundThis translation gives non-Arabic speakers access to one of the seminal works of classical tafsir literature. With this work, for the first time, a complete translation of one of the great classical commentaries on the Holy Qur’an becomes available to English-speaking readers.Tafsir al-Jalalayn, meaning 'The Commentary of the Two Jalals' is named after its two authors: Jalalu’d-Din al-Mahalli (1389-1459), who wrote half of it, and his student, Jalalu’d-Din as-Su~uti (1445-1505), one of the greatest Muslim scholars of all, who completed it after al-Mahalli’s death.For half a millennium Tafsir al-Jalalayn has been considered the essential first step in the study of the meanings of the Qur’an by teachers and students throughout the Islamic world Although it is among the shortest and simplest.
The publication of this book is a landmark in the history of Islamic literature in English. Pages: 1378 Binding: Hardcover w/ Dust JacketĮxplanation of the whole Qur’an in English in one Book It is thus an immensely successful and influential work not just as the classic introduction to Tafsir, but also as the standard reference work for the language of Qur’an.Īl-Jalalayn’s two author’s deliberately summarized, streamlined or simplified the material in order to stay focused on their one overriding aim: to make the literal meaning of the Holy Qur’an completely intelligible in the simplest possible way.Author: Jalalu'd-Din al-Mahalli, Jalalu-d-Din as-Suyuti Aisha Bewley (translator) Abdalhaqq Bewley, Muhammad Isa Waley (editors) Consequently, it is invariably read as an introduction to Classical Tafsirs by millions of students and adults who never go further into the subject. It is by far the shortest and easiest to understand. Copies of it are available in almost every bookshop and library in the Arab and Muslim world. This Qur’anic commentary is one of the most popular Tafasir in the Islamic world, perhaps even THE most popular Tafsir. For the first time ever Tafsir al-Jalalayn is completely translated into an unabridged, highly accurate and readable annotated English translation by Feras Hamza. 1505CE), Tafsir Al-Jalalayn is generally regarded as one of the most easily accessible works of Quranic exegesis beacause of its simple style and one volume length. Composed by two “Jalals”- Jalal al-Din al-Mahalli (d. Tafsir Al-Jalalayn is one of the most significant tafsirs, or commentaries, for the study of the Quran. Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Qur’anic commentary by al-Suyuti and al-Mahalli
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