SPECIAL PRICE Spiritual Gems: The Mystical Qur’an Commentary Ascribed by the Sufis to Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (d. 148/765) (The Fons Vitae Qur’anic Commentary Series)
The Arabic follows the text of Paul Nwyia’s edition, including the lack of markings on the Arabic text of the Qur’an, per the request of the translator. Paul Nwyia came from a generation of scholars who subscribed to the notion that all the text in a manuscript, including Qur’anic passages, should match the manuscript text exactly. The majority of modern scholars in the field, however, no longer hold this view; rather, they believe that tafsir scholars would not have objected to the later addition of diacritical marks to the Qur’anic text as necessary, and in fact, would have expected this to be done. This is because they did not consider the Qur’anic passages as part of their own work; these passages could then be altered according to the received text of the Qur’an. The evidence for this view can be found in a number of texts on manuscript editing.
Book Info:
* Books Details:
- Sales Rank: #614625 in Books
- Published on: 2011-12-01
- Original language:
English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .90″ h x
6.00″ w x
9.00″ l,
.90 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 189 pages
- Sales Rank: #614625 in Books
- Published on: 2011-12-01
- Original language:
English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .90″ h x
6.00″ w x
9.00″ l,
.90 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 189 pages
The Arabic follows the text of Paul Nwyia’s edition, including the lack of markings on the Arabic text of the Qur’an, per the request of the translator. Paul Nwyia came from a generation of scholars who subscribed to the notion that all the text in a manuscript, including Qur’anic passages, should match the manuscript text exactly. The majority of modern scholars in the field, however, no longer hold this view; rather, they believe that tafsir scholars would not have objected to the later addition of diacritical marks to the Qur’anic text as necessary, and in fact, would have expected this to be done. This is because they did not consider the Qur’anic passages as part of their own work; these passages could then be altered according to the received text of the Qur’an. The evidence for this view can be found in a number of texts on manuscript editing.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Advanced Reading
By Wes
This book is very in depth and very informative. Its not like any other tafsir I’ve ever read. Thats probably due to the fact that this material is for the ascetics/sufi. Nevertheless it is a good buy. I’d definitely suggest it as a buy for someone interested in a mystical view/path of Islam. This book would be a good buy for someone who is considered ‘knoweledgeable’ and actually enjoys studying the din. It is not a good buy for new muslims, children or someone who cannot spend the time to absorb the subjects being taught or feelings being conveyed through the elucidations and commentaries of the writters. I also dont know much about the authors as far as their accredidation/ijaza so if that plays a factor, and it should, you may want to research their names and find out a little bit more about them and their sources of knoweledge.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Tafsir in English.
By Fahim Ali
Excellent. Rare excellent quality English tafsir. Well produced, professionally translated and easy to read. Great that something like this is finally available. Hopefully just the beginning.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Alhemdulillah
By Tony Schaurer
I am continually transported beyond my limited light by these sublime comments, thank you Ja’far. It sits on my bedside stand
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