Tafsir al-Qur’an (Quranic commentaries)
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Tafsir al-Qur’an (Quranic commentaries) refers to Mulla Sadra’s philosophical and mystical exegeses of the Qur’an, in which he applies his transcendent theosophy to interpret scripture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tafsir al-Qur’an (Quranic commentaries) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6569745 — 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-Qur’an (Quranic commentaries) Context triple: [Mulla Sadra, notableWork, Tafsir al-Qur’an (Quranic commentaries)]
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A.
Jāmi‘ al-bayān ‘an ta’wīl āy al-Qur’ān
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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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.
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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D.
Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul al-Tafsir
Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul al-Tafsir is a seminal Islamic scholarly work that systematically outlines the principles and methodology for interpreting the Qur’an, authored by the renowned Indian scholar Shah Waliullah Dehlawi.
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E.
Zad al-Masir fi Ilm al-Tafsir
Zad al-Masir fi Ilm al-Tafsir is a concise yet comprehensive Qur’anic exegesis that synthesizes earlier tafsir traditions and linguistic analysis, authored by the medieval Hanbali scholar Ibn al-Jawzi.
- 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-Qur’an (Quranic commentaries) Target entity description: Tafsir al-Qur’an (Quranic commentaries) refers to Mulla Sadra’s philosophical and mystical exegeses of the Qur’an, in which he applies his transcendent theosophy to interpret scripture.
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A.
Jāmi‘ al-bayān ‘an ta’wīl āy al-Qur’ān
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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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.
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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D.
Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul al-Tafsir
Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul al-Tafsir is a seminal Islamic scholarly work that systematically outlines the principles and methodology for interpreting the Qur’an, authored by the renowned Indian scholar Shah Waliullah Dehlawi.
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E.
Zad al-Masir fi Ilm al-Tafsir
Zad al-Masir fi Ilm al-Tafsir is a concise yet comprehensive Qur’anic exegesis that synthesizes earlier tafsir traditions and linguistic analysis, authored by the medieval Hanbali scholar Ibn al-Jawzi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic philosophical work
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Quranic commentary ⓘ Shiʿi theological work ⓘ mystical exegesis ⓘ |
| aim |
integration of mystical unveiling with scriptural exegesis
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philosophical clarification of Quranic doctrines ⓘ |
| approach |
mystical exegesis
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philosophical exegesis ⓘ theosophical exegesis ⓘ |
| audience |
Shiʿi scholars
NERFINISHED
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advanced students of philosophy and theology ⓘ |
| author | Mulla Sadra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Qur’an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| commentaryType | partial commentary on selected surahs and verses ⓘ |
| discipline |
Islamic mysticism
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Islamic philosophy ⓘ Quranic studies ⓘ |
| emphasizesConcept |
gradation of existence (tashkik al-wujud)
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inner and outer meanings of revelation ⓘ primacy of existence (asalat al-wujud) ⓘ substantial motion (al-haraka al-jawhariyya) ⓘ unity of intellect and intelligible ⓘ |
| focus | metaphysical interpretation of key Quranic passages ⓘ |
| genre | tafsir ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ibn Arabi
NERFINISHED
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Ibn Sina NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiʿi hadith tradition ⓘ Suhrawardi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| laterReception |
influential in Iranian philosophical tafsir
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studied in Shiʿi seminaries ⓘ |
| mainThemes |
eschatology
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metaphysics of existence ⓘ mystical knowledge ⓘ ontology ⓘ |
| method |
harmonization of reason and revelation
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use of metaphysical principles in interpretation ⓘ |
| period | 17th century ⓘ |
| region | Safavid Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Mafatih al-Ghayb (Mulla Sadra)
NERFINISHED
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al-Asfar al-Arbaʿa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| schoolOfThought | Twelver Shiʿism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesPhilosophicalSystem |
Sadrian philosophy
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Transcendent Theosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Tafsir al-Qur’an (Quranic commentaries) Description of subject: Tafsir al-Qur’an (Quranic commentaries) refers to Mulla Sadra’s philosophical and mystical exegeses of the Qur’an, in which he applies his transcendent theosophy to interpret scripture.
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