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Reading the Quran

What is tafsīr and why compare several works?

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Tafsīr is scholarly explanation of the Quran using narrations, language and legal reasoning. Comparing works such as aṭ-Ṭabarī, Ibn Kathīr and al-Qurṭubī shows which readings are agreed upon and where scholars differ.

Source: Tafsīr aṭ-Ṭabarī · Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr · Tafsīr al-Qurṭubī

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