al-Kashaaf: al-Zamakhshari

[Fajr]

As-salaamu `alaykum

Has anyone read al-Kashaaf? What are your thoughts on it?

I'm aware of the I'tizaal of al-Zamakhshari etc, but quite a lot of people recommend his tafseer when looking at things from a linguistical point of view. Are there also other books that deal with the language of the Qur'aan ('linguistical tafaseer' if you like)?

Jazakumullahu khayran

[abu imaan an-nepalee]

as-sallamu 'alaikum

I have heard that only those who are sound in their understanding of 'aqeedah should read this book.

I have also heard al-bahr al-muheet by abu hayyan al-andalusi is good and possibly al-Ruh al-ma'ni by al-Alousi

wa ALLAHU A'lam

[Fajr]

Baarak'Allaahu feek

al-Bahr al-Muheet I've also been recommended - which is better of the 2 tafseers, in terms of the language and depth of balaagha?

Also I've only ever heard of Tafseer al-Nasafi (sp?) - does it fall under this genre of linguistical tafseers too?

[Shaghuri]

There is an edition of the Kashhaf that was edited by an Azhari scholar (an Ash'ari) that commented on all of the elements of 'Itizal within it. That edition would be useful to have if you want to read it, so you see the areas that are problematic (even if your not Ash'ari).

[Abuz Zubair]

There is an edition of the Kashhaf that was edited by an Azhari scholar (an Ash'ari) that commented on all of the elements of 'Itizal within it. That edition would be useful to have if you want to read it, so you see the areas that are problematic (even if your not Ash'ari).
This was done by al-Subki long time ago, and it may or may not be an irony for some that he actually agreed with some of Zamakhshari's arguments instead of refuting them.

[abu imaan an-nepalee]

There is an edition of the Kashhaf that was edited by an Azhari scholar (an Ash'ari) that commented on all of the elements of 'Itizal within it. That edition would be useful to have if you want to read it, so you see the areas that are problematic (even if your not Ash'ari).

isn't that the same as abu hayyan's book?


This was done by al-Subki long time ago, and it may or may not be an irony for some that he actually agreed with some of Zamakhshari's arguments instead of refuting them.

jahmi cousins perhaps?



al-Bahr al-Muheet I've also been recommended - which is better of the 2 tafseers, in terms of the language and depth of balaagha?

Also I've only ever heard of Tafseer al-Nasafi (sp?) - does it fall under this genre of linguistical tafseers too?

i'm not qualified to say sister, maybe brothers like sharif or AZ would know.

what does the (sp) after al-Nasafi mean? salafi publications?

[Shaghuri]

No, the one I saw was not from al-Subki. This was an edition from al-Azhar I believe. The author put explanatory footnotes on 'Irab, Takhrij, and pointed out the 'Itizal found within the Tafsir.

All in all, al-Kashhaf is a brilliant work, although I would venture to say that most people would not be able to benefit from it that much unless they have also studied a bit of Mantiq, Balaghah, and Adab in general. I for one have not read anything from it other than excerpts, but it is a valuable book for the library of one that loves the language and Tafsir.

One the subject of Tafsir, would not Tafsir al-Baydawi be similar to the Tafasir like that of Abu Hayyan and Ruh al-Ma'ani? I have seen quotes from it here and there and would love to see it in its entirety. Does anyone know where the whole thing would be found online?

[Abuz Zubair]

No, the one I saw was not from al-Subki. This was an edition from al-Azhar I believe. The author put explanatory footnotes on 'Irab, Takhrij, and pointed out the 'Itizal found within the Tafsir.

Can you give us more info, plz? I would be v. interested to get me hands on it.

[justabro]

I heard somewhere a reference (actually, i read it) to a hashiyah that someone wrote on al-Kashshaf but the author was someone I had never heard of.

Anyways, here is tafsir al-baydawi:

http://waqfeya.com/open.php?cat=11&book=286

and here:

http://www.almeshkat.net/books/open.php?cat=6&book=580

it's very famous and has many hawashi. it is supposed to be condensed from al-Kashaf and Tafsir al-Razi, two of the most important lengthy tafsirs with a linguistic bent. I find it beneficial as a quick reference for linguistic matters.

Here is tafsir al-nasafi:

http://www.almeshkat.net/books/open.php?cat=6&book=1526

it is similar to al-baydawi. according to the summary given there in the link, its supposed to be based on al-baydawi's tafsir and al-kashshaf which would make sense based on the little i've referred to it. I have not read either one exhaustively in any sense (and al-nasafi's even less than baydawi's), but based on my limited experience i prefer baydawi's.

I would like it if someone wrote a revised tafsir of intermediate length based on baydawi's but sticking to the Aqidah of the Salaf and relying more on the reported opinions of the salaf in understanding the verse, while retaining its character as a linguistic tafsir. either that or a hashiyah which achieves those objectives

[Shaghuri]

Sadly, I do not know the name of the Azhari that edited it. I perused it about 10 years ago briefly. I seemed to be old judging from the quality of the edition I had access to. It was a large set with red binding and the typical cheap Misri yellow paper.

If you have contacts with al-Azhar, im sure it is referred to in the curriculum somewhere or they would know the author.

[abu imaan an-nepalee]

www.altafsir.com is quote a good resource as well

[justabro]

you should try downloading al-maktabah al-shamilah:

http://www.almeshkat.net/books/open.php?cat=37&book=2287

its interface for Qur'an and Tafsir is very useful... you can go to any ayah you like and then click from a list of tafsirs to see which one you want to look at

[Fajr]

Jazaakumullahu khayran

I'll keep a look out for Baydawi's tafseer inshaa'Allaah. Apparently al-Sha'raawi has a good depth of balaagha in his tafseer too.

what does the (sp) after al-Nasafi mean? salafi publications?No sorry, that's just me doubting my spelling!

No, the one I saw was not from al-Subki. This was an edition from al-Azhar I believe. The author put explanatory footnotes on 'Irab, Takhrij, and pointed out the 'Itizal found within the Tafsir.There were some discussions going on ahlal-hadeeth forum and I remembering seeing a couple of books on there, one book I think was by al-Zayla'i? (not sure of the spelling):

تخريج الأحاديث والآثار الواقعة في تفسير الكشاف للزمخشري للإمام الزيلعي
http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=98780

التمييز لما أودعه الزمخشري في تفسيره من الاعتزال ، للسكوني المغربي الأشعري
http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showpost.php?p=502527&postcount=126

[Abul-Fadl]

I have seen kashaf with notes from ibn hajr in the edition published by dar al-kitaab al-'arabi.

I would be wary with al-kashf myself because the author is very biased and sometimes goes against the rules of tafseer in order to negate the true meanings of some verses.

You will see him use poetry to explain away the dhahir meaning of an ayah, instead of using it to explain the confusing words.

The benefits you can gain from this tafseer can be gained by other or a combination of other books dedicated to the linguistic aspects of the Qur'aan which don't have the incorrect beliefs dressed in beauty .

[Shaghuri]

For some reason, Multaqa Ahl al-Hadith forum never comes up on my computer. Otherwise, I dont remember the name of the editor of al-Kashhaf that I saw.

[Yasir]

one book I think was by al-Zayla'i? (not sure of the spelling)Is that the same az-Zaylai as in the author of Nasb ar-Raayah?التمييز لما أودعه الزمخشري في تفسيره من الاعتزال ، للسكوني المغربي الأشعري
http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showpost.php?p=502527&postcount=126This is available here (http://www.neelwafurat.com/itempage.aspx?id=lbb139902-100302&search=books) and in their brief description, the publishers mention:
كتاب جمع فيه المؤلف الاراء الاعتزالية التي ذكرها الزمخشري في كتابه وقام بالرد عليه استنادا الى الكتاب والسنة وهو راي اهل السنة والجماعة وقد تعقب الزمخشري في تفسيره للقران الكريم ورد على تفسيره مستندا على الكتاب والسنةIt seems to be the one Br. Shaghuri has described.

[Shaghuri]

Hmm, Im not so sure. The one I saw was within the Kashhaf itself.

[Fajr]

The benefits you can gain from this tafseer can be gained by other or a combination of other books dedicated to the linguistic aspects of the Qur'aan which don't have the incorrect beliefs dressed in beauty .Yeah I was trying to see if I can come up with some alternatives (eg. al-Nasafi/al-Bahr al-Muheet), but everyone just seemed to recommend al-Kashhaaf but with a warning, so was wondering how good/bad it is & if there were good alternatives. I sometimes refer to parts of Manaazil al-Tanzeel (al-Baghawi), but there's not much depth to the discussions in language? Please feel free to mention other tafaaseer.

Is that the same az-Zaylai as in the author of Nasb ar-Raayah?Sorry, I'm not familiar with the book or even the author! He sounded like the author mentioned in that ahlal-hadeeth thread so mentioned him here.

[justabro]

Yeah I was trying to see if I can come up with some alternatives (eg. al-Nasafi/al-Bahr al-Muheet), but everyone just seemed to recommend al-Kashhaaf but with a warning, so was wondering how good/bad it is & if there were good alternatives. I sometimes refer to parts of Manaazil al-Tanzeel (al-Baghawi), but there's not much depth to the discussions in language? Please feel free to mention other tafaaseer.

Al-Muharrar al-Wajeez is good for language issues but he doesnt get into Balagha, if you want an easy reference just for Balaghah, get Safwat al-Tafasir of al-Sabuni. After every set of 5-10 verses, he will give a numbered list of the examples of balagha found in those verses with brief explanation of each. I'm not sure of anything that could be easier and more readily accessible than that. However, scholars have warned against this tafsir as mentioned in other threads on this forum because he at times distorts the words of those he is quoting (he is ash'ari in aqidah).

Sorry, I'm not familiar with the book or even the author! He sounded like the author mentioned in that ahlal-hadeeth thread so mentioned him here.
The author was a scholar of hadith. Nasb al-Rayah is his takhrij of the ahadith references for the famous Hanafi fiqh text, al-Hidayah. This other work is his takhrij of the hadiths mentioned in al-Kashshaf. If I'm not mistaken, ibn Hajar has a takhrij of al-Kashshaf's hadiths as well:

I have seen kashaf with notes from ibn hajr in the edition published by dar al-kitaab al-'arabi.
So these notes are probably taken from his takhrij.

[Abul-Fadl]

If I'm not mistaken, ibn Hajar has a takhrij of al-Kashshaf's hadiths as well

yes you can find this in the dar al-kitaab al-'arabi version.

[justabro]

Al-Tahrir wal-Tanwir:

http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showpo...35&postcount=8

You can download it in Word format from saaid.net (its also on al Maktabah al-Shamilah) or pdf files from waqfeya

note: the word/shamila files don't have his introductions/overviews at the beginning of the surahs, for that I usually go to waqfeya's site to take a look. the tafsir of each juz' is a volume of its own

[justabro]

more on ibn Ashur's Tafsir al-Tahrir wa'l-Tanwir here:

http://tafsir.org/books/open.php?cat=98&book=839

and here:

http://www.tafsir.org/vb/showthread.php?p=27729#post27729

[Fajr]

Al-Muharrar al-Wajeez is good for language issues but he doesnt get into Balagha, if you want an easy reference just for Balaghah, get Safwat al-Tafasir of al-Sabuni. After every set of 5-10 verses, he will give a numbered list of the examples of balagha found in those verses with brief explanation of each. I'm not sure of anything that could be easier and more readily accessible than that. However, scholars have warned against this tafsir as mentioned in other threads on this forum because he at times distorts the words of those he is quoting (he is ash'ari in aqidah).


The author was a scholar of hadith. Nasb al-Rayah is his takhrij of the ahadith references for the famous Hanafi fiqh text, al-Hidayah. This other work is his takhrij of the hadiths mentioned in al-Kashshaf. If I'm not mistaken, ibn Hajar has a takhrij of al-Kashshaf's hadiths as well:


So these notes are probably taken from his takhrij.
Jazaak'Allaahu khayran, that was very helpful
Al-Tahrir wal-Tanwir:

http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showpo...35&postcount=8 Akhi this link seems to be broken, if you can fix it inshaa'Allaah, baarak'Allaahu feek

[justabro]

Jazaak'Allaahu khayran, that was very helpful
Akhi this link seems to be broken, if you can fix it inshaa'Allaah, baarak'Allaahu feek

I can't seem to find it again but I did come across this about the author:

http://www.islamonline.net/Arabic/history/1422/09/article30_01.shtml

in any case, the most important point that was mentioned in the missing link was that ibn Ashur noted that balaghah was something fairly neglected in most tafsirs. Every other discipline that relates to tafsir has special tafsirs devoted to it (e.g. ibn Kathir for hadith, al-Bahr al-Muhit with nahw, various tafasir that focus on ahkam, etc.). For that reason, he has made a special effort to discuss balaghah whenever possible.

Also of interest related to balaghah is the following paper concerning the usage of the names al-Ghaffar, al-Ghafur, and Ghafir al-Dhanb in the Qur'an:

http://ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?p=193295#post193295

[justabro]

i found the broken link:

http://ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showpost.php?p=68635&postcount=8

this review is very critical. there is much truth to the criticisms but i think it has great benefit as well which is perhaps not given enough attention here

Shaykh Musa'id al-Tayyar, a specialist in Ulum al-Qur'an/Tafsir, has this to say:


هذا التفسير بحق أحسن تفاسير المعاصرين ، والمؤلف ـ غفرالله له ـ قد أفنى حياة طويلة في كتابته ، ومن عجائبه أنك لا تكاد تخطئ شيئًا جديدًا او تحريرًا مفيدًا في الآية تلو الآية ، كما يعجب القارئ من اتحاد نفس المؤلف ، وبقائه على صبغة واحدة في التأليف من أول الكتاب إلى آخره ؛ لأنك ترى الكثرة الكاثرة من التفاسير يستدُّ ساعد مؤلفيها في أولها ، ثم سرعان ما تضعف تلك الساعد فتقل التحريرات ، ويقل التفسيرفيعضها تجد البقرة في مجلد ، وما سواها من سور القرآن في سبع مجلدات .
وهذا النفس المتواصل يدل على طول بال ، وحرص على التحقيق والتحرير ، ولا يعرف قدر هذا التفسير إلا من عرف مشكلات التفسير ، فوجد الحلَّ عندهذا النحرير .


http://tafsir.org/vb/showthread.php?t=6555

[Fajr]

Jazaak'Allaahu khayran
The review/criticisms for Ibn 'Aashoor's tafseer are what I needed, is there something similar for al-Kashhaaf too? I've read a v.small 1 page review at the back of Mabaahith fi 'Uloom al-Qur'aan (al-Qattaan) which was a good summary, something of that nature (but more lengthy) would be ideal

Of all the different tafaseer mentioned on this thread, Tafseer Ibn 'Aashoor and al-Baydaawi sound the best so far to me - what are your recommendations? Btw, what are the no. of volumes for these tafseers? Baarak'Allaahu feekum

[Yasir]

Btw, what are the no. of volumes for these tafseers?Tafsir Ibn 'Aashoor is printed by Dar al-Ihya at-Turath al-'Arabi in 30 volumes (http://www.neelwafurat.com/itempage.aspx?id=lbb116948-77110&search=books).
Tafsir al-Baydaawi is available in 2 volumes from Dar al-Kutub al-'Ilmiyyah (http://www.al-ilmiyah.com/_Product.php?Action=Detail&ProductID=945).

[justabro]

Jazaak'Allaahu khayran
The review/criticisms for Ibn 'Aashoor's tafseer are what I needed, is there something similar for al-Kashhaaf too? I've read a v.small 1 page review at the back of Mabaahith fi 'Uloom al-Qur'aan (al-Qattaan) which was a good summary, something of that nature (but more lengthy) would be ideal

Of all the different tafaseer mentioned on this thread, Tafseer Ibn 'Aashoor and al-Baydaawi sound the best so far to me - what are your recommendations? Btw, what are the no. of volumes for these tafseers? Baarak'Allaahu feekum

There is a detailed account on al-Kashshaf in volume 1 of the following book. It begans at page 304. It is somewhat lengthy (almost 40 pages) so you might want to flip to the index and check what parts of the review you actually want to read:

http://waqfeya.com/open.php?cat=11&book=26

ِAlso, if your arabic is good enough, you can try joining the forum at tafsir.org

They have alot of experts in Ulum al-Qur'an/Tafsir, many of them PhD holders, who can answer your questions.

[Fajr]

Alhamdulillah, in my searches I found this audio series that gives a very good (concise) explanation of all the major tafseer works and their respective authors as well as their manhaj in tafseer etc:

1. The Importance of studying the biographies of the Mufassireen and their methodology (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/01.ram)(in their tafseers)

2. Turjuman al-Qur’aan `Abdullaah ibn `Abbaas (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/02.ram) (radhiallaahu `anhu)

3. Imam Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/03.ram)[1]

4. Imam Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/04.ram)[2]

5. Imam Abd al-Haqq `Atiyyah ibn Al-Andalusi (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/05.ram) [Al-Muharrar al-Wajeez]

6. Imam al-Qurtubi (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/06.ram) & his tafseer

7. Imam Ibn Kathir (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/07.ram) & his tafseer

8. Imam `Abd al-Rahmaan ibn al-Jawzi (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/08.ram) [Zaad al-Maseer]

9. Jaar’Allaah al-Zamakhshari (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/09.ram) [al-Kashaaf]

10. Imam Ibn Hayyan (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/10.ram) al-Andalusi [al-Bahr al-Muheet]

11. Imam al-Baghawi (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/11.ram) [Ma’aalim al-Tanzeel]

12. Imam Yahya ibn Salaam al-Basri (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/12.ram) & his tafseer

13. Imam Ibn `Aashoor (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/13.ram) [Al-Tahreer wal-Tanweer]

14. Qadhi Al-Baydhaawi (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/14.ram) [Anwaar al-Tanzeel]

15. Adab (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/15.ram) al-Mufassireen [Etiquettes]

16. Imam Ibn Juziy al-Kalbi (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/16.ram) [Al-Tas-heel li`uloom al-Tanzeel]

17. `Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/17.ram) (radhiallaahu `anhu)

18. al-Fakhr al-Deen al-Raazi (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/18.ram) [Mafateeh al-Ghayb]

19. Imam al-Shanqeeti (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/19.ram) [Adhwaa al-Bayaan]

20. Shaykh `Abd al-Rahman al-Sa’di (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/20.ram) [Tayseer al-Kareem al-Rahman]

21. Imam Muqaatil (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/21.ram) ibn Sulayman al-Balkhi & his tafseer

23. Shaykh Jamal al-Deen al-Qasimi (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/23.ram) [Mahaasin al-Ta’weel]

24. Imam al-Shawkaani (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/24.ram) [Fath al-Qadeer]

25. Imam Qataada (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/25.ram) al-Taabi’i

26. Imam al-Suyooti (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/26.ram) [Al-Durr al-Manthoor]

27. Abu Ubaydah (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/27.ram) Ma’mar ibn al-Muthana [Majaaz al-Qur’aan]

28. Abu Bakr ibn al-`Arabi al-Maaliki (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/28.ram) [Ahkaam al-Qur’aan]

29. Imam Mujaahid (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/29.ram) al-Taabi’i

30. Imam Hasan al-Basri (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/30.ram)

31. Imam Abu Ishaaq al-Zujaaj (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/31.ram) [Ma’aani al-Qur’aan wa I’raabihi]

32. Imam Sa’eed ibn Jubayr (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/32.ram)

[justabro]

Alhamdulillah, in my searches I found this audio series that gives a very good (concise) explanation of all the major tafseer works and their respective authors as well as their manhaj in tafseer etc:

1. The Importance of studying the biographies of the Mufassireen and their methodology (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/01.ram)(in their tafseers)

2. Turjuman al-Qur’aan `Abdullaah ibn `Abbaas (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/02.ram) (radhiallaahu `anhu)

3. Imam Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/03.ram)[1]

4. Imam Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/04.ram)[2]

5. Imam Abd al-Haqq `Atiyyah ibn Al-Andalusi (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/05.ram) [Al-Muharrar al-Wajeez]

6. Imam al-Qurtubi (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/06.ram) & his tafseer

7. Imam Ibn Kathir (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/07.ram) & his tafseer

8. Imam `Abd al-Rahmaan ibn al-Jawzi (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/08.ram) [Zaad al-Maseer]

9. Jaar’Allaah al-Zamakhshari (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/09.ram) [al-Kashaaf]

10. Imam Ibn Hayyan (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/10.ram) al-Andalusi [al-Bahr al-Muheet]

11. Imam al-Baghawi (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/11.ram) [Ma’aalim al-Tanzeel]

12. Imam Yahya ibn Salaam al-Basri (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/12.ram) & his tafseer

13. Imam Ibn `Aashoor (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/13.ram) [Al-Tahreer wal-Tanweer]

14. Qadhi Al-Baydhaawi (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/14.ram) [Anwaar al-Tanzeel]

15. Adab (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/15.ram) al-Mufassireen [Etiquettes]

16. Imam Ibn Juziy al-Kalbi (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/16.ram) [Al-Tas-heel li`uloom al-Tanzeel]

17. `Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/17.ram) (radhiallaahu `anhu)

18. al-Fakhr al-Deen al-Raazi (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/18.ram) [Mafateeh al-Ghayb]

19. Imam al-Shanqeeti (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/19.ram) [Adhwaa al-Bayaan]

20. Shaykh `Abd al-Rahman al-Sa’di (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/20.ram) [Tayseer al-Kareem al-Rahman]

21. Imam Muqaatil (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/21.ram) ibn Sulayman al-Balkhi & his tafseer

23. Shaykh Jamal al-Deen al-Qasimi (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/23.ram) [Mahaasin al-Ta’weel]

24. Imam al-Shawkaani (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/24.ram) [Fath al-Qadeer]

25. Imam Qataada (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/25.ram) al-Taabi’i

26. Imam al-Suyooti (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/26.ram) [Al-Durr al-Manthoor]

27. Abu Ubaydah (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/27.ram) Ma’mar ibn al-Muthana [Majaaz al-Qur’aan]

28. Abu Bakr ibn al-`Arabi al-Maaliki (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/28.ram) [Ahkaam al-Qur’aan]

29. Imam Mujaahid (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/29.ram) al-Taabi’i

30. Imam Hasan al-Basri (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/30.ram)

31. Imam Abu Ishaaq al-Zujaaj (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/31.ram) [Ma’aani al-Qur’aan wa I’raabihi]

32. Imam Sa’eed ibn Jubayr (http://www.ahlaltafsir.com/sound_files/32.ram)

The nasheed about the imams of tafsir at the beginning is... one of a kind :)

this is a very exhaustive list in sha Allah... when I get some time, I definitely want to listen to many of these.

The speakier is Sh. Abdur-Rahman al-Shahri. I've never heard him speak before but his posts on Multaqa Ahl al-Tafsir show him to be a very knowledgeable person in this field (not to mention, he has a PhD in it).

[Fajr]

I think the best thing about these audio reviews is that almost all of them are within 30mins - but yet very detailed with dates, comparisons and glances at the relevant time in history masha'Allaah. Maybe someday I'll take notes and post it up in bullet form for ppl to benefit insha'Allaah