Tafsir al-Jalalayn :
Arabic,
New,
*[A4] Hardback - 840 pages,
by Imam Jalal al-Din al-Mahalli
& Imam Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti,
Compiled by
Ustadh Dr Mustafa Debalbagah,
Published by Dar al-Mustufa, Damascus.
Description :
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-Suyuti
(1445-1505), one of the greatest scholars of all time, 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 amongst the shortest and simplest of the complete
commentaries, it is at the same time both wide-ranging and profound.
About Imam Jalal al-Din Mahalli,
Al-Imam 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. He was known for his
scrupulousness, fear of Allah, and fearlessness in upholding the truth.
Al-Mahalli was offered the highest judicial positions but refused them.
He taught jurisprudence in the Mu'ayyadiyya and Barquqiyya
madrassah's.
Abstinent and ascetic, he lived on what he earned by trade. His most
famous work is his Quranic commentary,
Tafsir al-Jalalayn, which he
began halfway through the text with
Surat al-Kahf, ending with
an-Nas
and
al-Fatiha.. Although he died before he could start the other half,
the work was completed by his student, Jalalu'd-Din as-Suyuti.
Al-Mahallis other books include commentaries on
Jami' al-Jawami',
al-Burda,
al-Manahij fi'l-fiqh,
al-Waraqat fi'l-usul,
Kitab al Jihad.
About Imam Jalal al-Din Suyuti :
Abd al-Rahman ibn Kamal al-Din Abi Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Sabiq al-Din, Jalal al-Din al-Misri al-Suyuti al-Shafi`i al-Ash`ari, also known as
Ibn al-Suyuti (849-911AH /1445-1505),
The
mujtahid Imam and renewer (
mujaddid) of the tenth
Islamic century, foremost
hadith master, encyclopaedist, historian, and
biographer and probably one of the most prolific of all Islamic writers.
There are an enormous number of his essays and treatises preserved
today. A number of his writings concerned scientific topics or issues
related to natural science and food and regimen, amongst other things.
From
Asyut in Egypt, he was among the most renowned and prolific Muslim
scholars of all time. He wrote more than 300 books, covering every
aspect of the Islamic sciences. He memorised the Noble Quran at the age
of eight, and then went on to study with more than 150 scholars. He
travelled extensively in his quest for knowledge to Damascus, Hijaz,
Yemen, India, Morocco, and the lands south of Morocco, as well as in
Egypt.
Al-Suyuti devoted his life to learning, teaching and writing. He was
noble, abstinent and self-sufficient, distancing himself from people of
rank and power and living on what he earned by teaching. Major writings
of al-Suyuti that remain widely used today include
al-Itqan, on the
Quranic sciences; and
Tafsir al-Jalalayn, which he completed when only
22.
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*Dimensions : 25 x 17.5 x 4cm.
