Qur’anic Exegesis in Classical Literature with particular reference to Abu al-Qasim al-Qushayri

Description

This work gives a particular reference to Abu al-Qasim al-Qushayri, the author of the Sufi work, Al-Risalah, who wrote a complete commentary of the Qur’an, which is regarded as the first ‘mystical’ commentary, a fusion of Shariah and Tariqah that bridged the sometimes frictitious ties between sufis and ulama. The author studies the history of this tafsir, the science of Qur’anic tafsir and its development, aiming to show how Sufi scholars too have given a new life to the interpretation of the Qur’an. 

CONTENTS :

Introduction
Sources of Tafsir
The Age of Compilation
The value of Tafsir
Traditional Commentary
Rational Commentary
Sufi Tafsir
Some Sufi Tafsirs
The World of Al-Qushairi
Political Background
The Religious and Intellectual Background
Qushairi’s Life
Qushairi as an `Alim
Qushaia’s Personality
Qushairi’s Teachers
Qushairi’s Pupils
Qushairi’s Works
Qushairi’s Mystical Commentary
Extracts from the Lath’if al-Isharat
Qushairi and the Traditions
Qushairi’s Mystical Commentary and its influence on later Commentators.