Tafsir al-Tabari
E462394
Tafsir al-Tabari is a monumental 9th–10th century Qur’anic exegesis by the historian and scholar Al-Tabari, renowned for its comprehensive use of early Islamic reports and linguistic analysis.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tafsir al-Tabari canonical | 4 |
| Tafsīr al-Ṭabarī | 1 |
| Tarikh al-Tabari | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4671093 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tafsir al-Tabari Context triple: [Al-Tabari, knownFor, Tafsir al-Tabari]
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A.
Umdat al-Qari
Umdat al-Qari is a major classical Islamic commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, authored by the Hanafi scholar Badr al-Din al-Ayni.
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B.
Kitab al-Tafsir
Kitab al-Tafsir is the section of Sahih al-Bukhari devoted to explaining and interpreting the verses of the Qur’an through prophetic traditions.
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C.
Fath al-Bari
Fath al-Bari is a renowned multi-volume scholarly commentary on the hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari, widely regarded as one of the most important works in Sunni Islamic scholarship.
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Al-Mufassal
Al-Mufassal is the name given to the final, relatively short and frequently separated chapters of the Qur’an, beginning near the end of the text and extending to its conclusion.
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E.
Kitab al-Ibar
Kitab al-Ibar is a monumental 14th-century universal history by Ibn Khaldun, best known for its pioneering introduction, the Muqaddimah, which laid the foundations of modern historiography and sociology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tafsir al-Tabari Target entity description: Tafsir al-Tabari is a monumental 9th–10th century Qur’anic exegesis by the historian and scholar Al-Tabari, renowned for its comprehensive use of early Islamic reports and linguistic analysis.
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A.
Umdat al-Qari
Umdat al-Qari is a major classical Islamic commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, authored by the Hanafi scholar Badr al-Din al-Ayni.
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B.
Kitab al-Tafsir
Kitab al-Tafsir is the section of Sahih al-Bukhari devoted to explaining and interpreting the verses of the Qur’an through prophetic traditions.
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C.
Fath al-Bari
Fath al-Bari is a renowned multi-volume scholarly commentary on the hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari, widely regarded as one of the most important works in Sunni Islamic scholarship.
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D.
Al-Mufassal
Al-Mufassal is the name given to the final, relatively short and frequently separated chapters of the Qur’an, beginning near the end of the text and extending to its conclusion.
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E.
Kitab al-Ibar
Kitab al-Ibar is a monumental 14th-century universal history by Ibn Khaldun, best known for its pioneering introduction, the Muqaddimah, which laid the foundations of modern historiography and sociology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Qur'anic exegesis
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tafsir ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tafsir al-Tabari bi'l-ma'thur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approach |
Sunni orthodox
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traditionalist ⓘ |
| author |
Al-Tabari
NERFINISHED
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Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten |
10th century
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9th century ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic history of exegesis
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Islamic theology ⓘ Qur'anic studies ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic scholarship
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religious commentary ⓘ |
| influenced |
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
NERFINISHED
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Tafsir al-Baghawi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tafsir al-Qurtubi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tafsir al-Tha'labi NERFINISHED ⓘ later Sunni exegetical tradition ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Qur'an
NERFINISHED
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Qur'anic exegesis ⓘ |
| methodology |
analysis of Arabic poetry
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linguistic analysis ⓘ narrative-based exegesis ⓘ philological analysis ⓘ tafsir bi'l-ma'thur NERFINISHED ⓘ use of hadith reports ⓘ use of sayings of the Companions ⓘ use of sayings of the Successors ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive collection of early reports
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detailed linguistic discussions ⓘ extensive citation of isnads ⓘ influence on later Sunni tafsir ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Abbasid Caliphate
NERFINISHED
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Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| scholarlyReputation |
foundational work of Sunni tafsir
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one of the earliest comprehensive Qur'anic commentaries ⓘ |
| scope | commentary on the entire Qur'an ⓘ |
| structure |
arranged by surah
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arranged by verse ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Abbasid era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Jami' al-bayan 'an ta'wil ay al-Qur'an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesSource |
Arabic lexicography
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hadith collections ⓘ pre-Islamic Arabic poetry ⓘ reports from Companions ⓘ reports from Successors ⓘ |
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Subject: Tafsir al-Tabari Description of subject: Tafsir al-Tabari is a monumental 9th–10th century Qur’anic exegesis by the historian and scholar Al-Tabari, renowned for its comprehensive use of early Islamic reports and linguistic analysis.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tafsīr al-Ṭabarī
this entity surface form:
Tarikh al-Tabari