''Tafsīr al-Jalālayn'' () is a classical
Sunni
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any successor and that his closest companion Abu Bakr () rightfully succeeded him as the caliph of the Mu ...
interpretation (
tafsir
Tafsir ( ; ) refers to an exegesis, or commentary, of the Quran. An author of a ''tafsir'' is a ' (; plural: ). A Quranic ''tafsir'' attempts to provide elucidation, explanation, interpretation, context or commentary for clear understanding ...
) of the
Quran
The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which ...
, composed first by
Jalal ad-Din al-Maḥalli in 1459 and then completed after his death by
Jalal ad-Din as-Suyuti in 1505, thus its name, which means "Tafsir of the two Jalals". It is recognised as one of the most popular
exegeses of the Quran today,
[''Tafsir al-Jalalayn'', Altafsir.com](_blank)
accessed 16 March 2014 due to its simple style
and its conciseness—it is only one volume in length.
Tafsir al-Jalalayn has been translated into many languages, including English (two translations), French, Bengali, Urdu, Persian, Malay/Indonesian, Turkish, and Japanese.
See also
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List of Tafsir works
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List of Sunni books
References
External links
Tafsir al-Jalalayn in Arabic (in kindle store)Tafsir al-Jalalayn in English (in PDF)Al-Quranproject includes ''Tafsir of the two Jalals'' (Jalal al-Din al-Mahalli and Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti) with annotated interpretation.
Tafsir al-Jalalayn (Arabic Text)
Quran with Tafsir Al-Jalalayn
Jalalayn
Books by al-Suyuti
16th-century Arabic-language books
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