Tafsir al-Tabari : 12 Vols, Arabic

*[A4] Hardback - 12 Volume Set,

by Imam Abu Jafar ibn Jarir al-Tabari [d.310h],

Tahqiq by Islam Mansur Abdul Hamid,

Published by Maktabah al-Tariq, Lahore.

Description :

Tafsir al-Tabari - Jami` al-Bayan `an ta'wil ay al-Qur'an, popularly known as Tafsir al-Tabari, is a classic tafsir by the Persian scholar Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (d.923 Common Era). The work is a collective tafsir, very rich in content, and a major source for academic research and historical inquiry.

In this tafsir, Imam Tabari has relied on ahadith, including narrations and comments of the sahabah and tabi'in where necessary. Imam Tabari supplies the chain of narrations for the reports included in the commentary, sometimes elaborating on the trustworthiness of narrators.

Decent sub-continent publication. Printed on cream paper with Middle East quality binding. Click on images below for sample pages.

About Imam al-Tabari :

He is Abū Jaʿfar Muhammad b. Jarīr al-Tabarī (d. 310/923). Imam al-Tabari , rahmatullahi ta'ala 'alayhi, is one of the most famous Muslim scholars of medieval Islamic civilisation. He composed numerous books in Arabic in the fields of Islamic law, Qur’ān commentary, and history.

The only two of the larger works of Al-Tabari's to survive are his 'History of Messengers and Kings' (Tarikh al-Rasul wa al-Muluk) and his Qur’ānic commentary, 'The Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Qur’ān' (Jami` al-Bayan `an ta'wil ay al-Qur'an).

Imam  at-Tabari died at the age of 85 in the year 923 A.C. (310 H).

More Arabic books.

Also available in English:

Tabari : Selections from the Qur'an, Volumes 1 & 2.

Also see Islamic Studies (Dars e Nizami) kitabs.

*Single Volume Dimensions : 24.2 x 19cm.