APPENDIX 1: E-TEXTS OF TAFS¯IR (as of March 2000)

compiled by Andrew Rippin (University of Victoria)

with the assistance of Avraham Hakim (Tel Aviv University)

Ibn Is.h¯aq (d. 150/767) / Ibn Hish¯am (d. 218/833), S¯ira (not formally a tafs¯ir , of course)

al-Sh¯afi‘¯i (attrib.) (d. 204/820), A.hk¯am al-Qur’¯an

.Hasan al-‘Askar¯i (attrib.) (d. 260/873-4), Tafs¯ir al-Qur’¯an

al-.Husayn b. al-.Hakam al-Hibar¯i al-K¯uf¯i (d. 286/899), Tafs¯ir al-Qur’¯an: m¯a nazala min al-Qur’¯an f¯i ‘Al¯i b. Ab¯i .T¯alib

Fur¯at al-K¯uf¯i (d. ca. 310/922), Tafs¯ir Fur¯at al-K¯uf¯i

Ab¯u Ja‘far al-.Tabar¯i (d. 311/923), J¯ami‘ al-bay¯an ‘an ta’w¯il ¯ay al-Qur’¯an

al-‘Ayy¯ash¯i (d. ca 320/932), Tafs¯ir al-‘Ayy¯ash¯i

al-Qumm¯i (d. end 4th C.), Tafs¯ir al-Qur’¯an

al-Nu‘m¯an¯i (attrib.) (d. 360/971), Tafs¯ir al-Qur’¯an (source likely Bi.h¯ar al-anw¯ar )

al-Jass¯as (d. 370/981), A.hk¯am al-Qur’¯an

al-Sayyid al-Murta.d¯a (d. 436/1044), Tafs¯ir al-¯ay¯at al-mutash¯abiha

Shaykh al-.T¯a’ifa al-.T¯us¯i (d. 460/1067), al-Tiby¯an f¯ tafs¯ir al-Qur’¯an

al-.Hask¯an¯i (d. 470/1077), Shaw¯ahid al-tanz¯il

R¯aghib al-Isfah¯an¯i (d. 502/1108), al-Mufrad¯at f¯i ghar¯ib al-Qur’¯an

al-Baghaw¯i (d. 516/1122), Ma‘¯alim al-tanz¯il

Ibn al-‘Arab¯i (d. 543/1148) A.hk¯am al-Qur’¯an

al-.Tabars¯i [al-.Tabris¯i] (d. 548/1153) Majma‘ al-bay¯an li-‘ul¯um al-Qur’¯an

Ibn al-Jawz¯i (d. 597/1201), Kit¯ab z¯ad al-ma.s¯ir f¯i ‘ilm al-tafs¯ir

Fakhr al-D¯in al-R¯az¯i (d. 606/1209), Tafs¯ir al-kab¯ir: Maf¯at¯i.h al-ghayb

al-‘Ukbar¯i (d. 616/1219), al-Tiby¯an f¯i i‘r¯ab al-Qur’¯an [Iml¯a’ m¯a manna bih¯i al-Ra.hm¯an min wuj¯uh al-i‘r¯ab wa-'l-qir¯a’¯at f¯i jam¯‘ al-Qur’¯an ]

al-Qur.tub¯i (d. 671/1273), al-J¯ami‘ li-a.hk¯am al-Qur’¯an

al-Bay.d¯aw¯i (d. between 685-716/1286-1316), Anw¯ar al-tanz¯il wa-asr¯ar al-ta’w¯il

Ibn Taymiyya (d. 728/1328), over 50 works on the Qur’¯an, large and small, are available, including all the tafs¯ir s on individual s¯uras, Daq¯a’iq al-Qur’¯an and Muqaddima f¯i u.s¯ul al-tafs¯ir

Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d. 751/1350), al-Tiby¯an f¯ aqs¯am al-Qur’¯an

Ibn Kath¯ir (d. 774/1373), Tafs¯ir al-Qur’¯an al-‘a.z¯im (both the full text and a mukhta.sar are available)

Ibn al-Jazar¯i (d. 833/1429), al-Tamh¯id f¯ ‘ul¯um al-tajw¯id

Jal¯al al-D¯in al-Ma.hall¯i (d. 864/1459) and Jal¯al al-D¯in al-Suy¯u.t¯i (d. 911/1505), Tafs¯ir al-Jal¯alayn

Jal¯al al-D¯in al-Suy¯u.t¯i (d. 911/1505), al-Durr al-manth¯ur f¯i'l-tafs¯ir bi'l-ma’th¯ur

Jal¯al al-D¯in al-Suy¯u.t¯i (d. 911/1505), Lub¯ab al-nuq¯ul f¯i asb¯ab al-nuz¯ul

Ab¯u'l-Su‘¯ud al-‘Im¯ad¯i (d. 982/1574), Irsh¯ad al-‘aql al-sal¯im il¯a maz¯ajat al-kit¯ab al-kar¯im

.Sadr al-D¯in al-Sh¯r¯az¯i Mull¯a .Sadr¯a (d. 1050/1640), Asr¯ar al-¯Ay¯at f¯i tafs¯ir al-Qur’¯an (index only)

al-.Hakim al-Q¯a’in¯i (d. 11th / 17th C.), Asr¯ar al-¯Ay¯at (index only)

Mull¯a Mu.hsin Fay.d al-K¯ash¯an¯i (d. after 1091/1680), al-S¯af¯i f¯i tafs¯ir kal¯am All¯ah al-w¯af¯i (index only)

‘Al¯i al-.Huwayz¯i (wrote 1065/1665, d. before 1105/1693), Tafs¯ir n¯ur al-thaqalayn (index only)

H¯ashim al-Ba.hr¯an¯i (d. ca 1107/1695), Kit¯ab al-burh¯an f¯i tafs¯ir al-Qur’¯an (index only)

N¯ur al-D¯in Mu.hammad b. Sh¯ah (d. 1115/1704), Al-Mu‘¯in f¯i tafs¯ir al-Kit¯ab al-Mub¯in (index only)

al-Zurq¯an¯i (d. 1122/1710?), Man¯ahil al-‘irf¯an f¯i ‘ul¯um al-Qur’¯an

Al-Shawk¯an¯i (d. 1250/1832), Fat.h al-qad¯ir

al-¯Al¯us¯i (d. 1270/1854), R¯u.h al-ma‘¯an¯. f¯. tafs¯ir al-Qur’¯an al-a.z¯im

Sayyid Qu.tb (d. 1956), F¯i .Zil¯al al-Qur’¯an

al-.Tab¯a.tab¯a’¯i (d. 1981), Tafs¯ir al-M¯iz¯an

Sources

Sakhr/Harf, al-Qur’¯an al-Kar¯im (versions 6.4 and 7.1-the latter has more texts-are available and can be bought from http://www.islamicity.com). Harf also produces a version of the Ibn Taymiyya disk. Some texts are on-line at http://www.al-islam.com: follow the links to the “Holy Qur’an” (via the Arabic interface in order to access the tafs¯ir s) and “Islamic Jurisprudence.”

The Mu.haddith Project: http://www.muhaddith.com, for free texts and search engine.

Markaz al-Tur¯ath: http://www.turath.com (there is a free download of their s¯ira program available).

Ariss (various recited versions of the Qur’¯an with tafs¯ir ); can be bought on-line from http://www.almaktabah.com (among other places).

Nashr-e Hadith-e Ahl al-Bayt Institute produces the large Sh¯i‘¯i disks.

Noor Software: http://www.noorsoft.org/arabic/ie/default.htm [updated 01/28/05] for Sh¯i‘¯i works including the “Noor” collection and the Nur al-Anwar version 2, specifically on the Qur’¯an and tafs¯ir ; can be purchased directly or from al-Hoda Books in London (http://www.alhoda.com)