Jāmi‘ al-bayān ‘an ta’wīl āy al-Qur’ān
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Jāmi‘ al-bayān ‘an ta’wīl āy al-Qur’ān is al-Tabari’s monumental multi-volume Qur’anic exegesis, renowned as one of the earliest and most influential works of tafsir in Islamic scholarship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jāmi‘ al-bayān ‘an ta’wīl āy al-Qur’ān canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jāmi‘ al-bayān ‘an ta’wīl āy al-Qur’ān Context triple: [Al-Tabari, titleOfWork, Jāmi‘ al-bayān ‘an ta’wīl āy al-Qur’ān]
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A.
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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B.
Tarjuman-ul-Quran
Tarjuman-ul-Quran is a renowned Urdu exegesis of the Qur’an authored by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, noted for its literary style and modernist, reformist interpretation of Islamic scripture.
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C.
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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D.
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla is a theological and philosophical treatise by the Andalusian thinker Averroes in which he critically examines Islamic theological methods and defends a rationalist approach to understanding religious doctrine.
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E.
Kitab al-Iman
Kitab al-Iman is the Book of Faith section in Sahih al-Bukhari, compiling prophetic traditions that define and explain the concept and components of Islamic faith (iman).
- 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: Jāmi‘ al-bayān ‘an ta’wīl āy al-Qur’ān Target entity description: Jāmi‘ al-bayān ‘an ta’wīl āy al-Qur’ān is al-Tabari’s monumental multi-volume Qur’anic exegesis, renowned as one of the earliest and most influential works of tafsir in Islamic scholarship.
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A.
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.
-
B.
Tarjuman-ul-Quran
Tarjuman-ul-Quran is a renowned Urdu exegesis of the Qur’an authored by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, noted for its literary style and modernist, reformist interpretation of Islamic scripture.
-
C.
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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D.
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla is a theological and philosophical treatise by the Andalusian thinker Averroes in which he critically examines Islamic theological methods and defends a rationalist approach to understanding religious doctrine.
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E.
Kitab al-Iman
Kitab al-Iman is the Book of Faith section in Sahih al-Bukhari, compiling prophetic traditions that define and explain the concept and components of Islamic faith (iman).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Qurʾanic exegesis
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tafsir work ⓘ |
| associatedScholar | Muḥammad ibn Jarīr al-Ṭabarī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Muḥammad ibn Jarīr al-Ṭabarī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| completionCenturyHijri | 3rd century AH ⓘ |
| denominationalContext | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic law
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Islamic theology ⓘ Qurʾanic studies ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | ʿAbbāsid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernEditor |
Aḥmad Muḥammad Shākir
NERFINISHED
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Maḥmūd Shākir NERFINISHED ⓘ ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muḥsin al-Turkī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Ibn Kathīr’s Tafsīr al-Qurʾān al-ʿAẓīm
NERFINISHED
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al-Qurṭubī’s al-Jāmiʿ li-aḥkām al-Qurʾān NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Rāzī’s Mafātīḥ al-ghayb NERFINISHED ⓘ later Sunni tafsir tradition ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Muslim scholars
ⓘ
students of Qurʾanic sciences ⓘ |
| mainLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| methodology |
narrative-based exegesis
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philological analysis ⓘ tafsīr bi-l-maʾthūr ⓘ |
| modernEditionPublisher |
Dār Hajr (Cairo)
NERFINISHED
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Dār al-Maʿārif (Cairo) NERFINISHED ⓘ Muʾassasat al-Risāla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
analysis of Arabic grammar and vocabulary
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author’s preferred opinion stated with reasoning ⓘ discussion of variant readings (qirāʾāt) ⓘ extensive citation of isnād chains ⓘ presentation of multiple interpretive opinions ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| scholarlyReputation |
foundational reference in classical Qurʾanic exegesis
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highly regarded for preservation of early exegetical reports ⓘ one of the earliest comprehensive tafsirs ⓘ |
| scope | complete commentary on the Qurʾan ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Tafsīr al-Ṭabarī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Qurʾanic vocabulary and grammar
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interpretation of Qurʾanic verses ⓘ legal and theological implications of verses ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Comprehensive Explanation of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Qurʾan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesSources |
Arabic lexicography
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Arabic poetry ⓘ Prophetic ḥadīth ⓘ Qurʾanic verses ⓘ reports of Companions ⓘ reports of Successors (tābiʿūn) ⓘ |
| volumeCount | multi-volume work ⓘ |
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