A comparison of the references to Muqatil B. Sulayman (150/767) in the exegesis of al-Tha'labi (427/1036) with Muqatil's own exegesis

Koc M. A.

JOURNAL OF SEMITIC STUDIES, sa.1, ss.69-101, 2008 (AHCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1093/jss/fgm045
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF SEMITIC STUDIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.69-101
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Muqatil b. Sulayman's work is the oldest surviving exegesis which comments on the entire Qur'an from the beginning to the end. Analytical comparisons between different manuscripts of this exegesis and the quotations made by the exegetes, who greatly benefited from Muqatil, give us important information about the history of Quranic exegesis. al-Tha'labi's references to Muqatil offer valuable data illuminating the role of 'the changing contents' of the manuscripts in understanding the history of the exegesis. Changing evaluations and criticism about Muqatil's personality and his opinions show that the history of Quranic exegesis needs to be further critically studied.