The Formation of the Classical Tafsīr Tradition: The Qurʾān Commentary of Al-Thaʿlabī (D. 427/1035)

This work is both an introduction to the genre of classical tafsir and a detailed study of one of its major architects, al-Tha'labi (d. 427/1035). The book offers a detailed study of the hermeneutical principles that governed al-Tha'labi's approach to the Qur'an, principles which became the norm in later exegetical works. and a detailed study of one of its major architects, al-Tha'labi (d. 427/1035). The book offers a detailed study of the hermeneutical principles that governed al-Tha'labi's approach to the Qur'an, principles which became the norm in later exegetical works.