Tafsir al-Qurtubi - Vol. 1

<p>The <em>tafsīr</em> of al-Qurṭubī is perhaps one of the most compendious of them all and is certainly among the most famous. As its title <em>al-Jāmi‘ li Aḥkām al-Qur’ān</em> – The General Judgments of the Qur’an suggests its main focus is on the rulings and judgments to be found in the Qur’ān. However in the course of doing that al-Qurṭubī examines all the relevant sciences necessary such as the <em>ḥadīth</em> pertaining to the <em>āyahs</em> events in the <em>sīrah </em>what the Companions their Followers and other noted people of knowledge said about the <em>āyahs</em> essential aspects of Arabic etymology syntax and usage copiously illustrated by examples and much more.</p><p>In this volume the author examines the Fātiḥah in great depth and then works through the first <em>juz’</em> (two <em>ḥizb</em>s) stopping to examine linguistic matters <em>aḥkām</em>/judgments in greater detail covering for example <em>īmān</em> establishment of the <em>ṣalāt</em> <em>zakāt </em>hypocrisy the Tribe of Israel the creation of Adam and Ḥawwā’ caliphate abrogation and including the pivotal story of the sacrifice of the cow by the Tribe of Israel.</p>