tafsir
(tafsīr)
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Commentary, interpretation; refers to the fourteen hundred year tradition of Qur’ānic commentary in Islam. |
| Long Description: |
Commentary, interpretation; refers to the fourteen hundred year tradition of Qur’ānic commentary in Islam. It is said that the first commentary upon the Qur’ān is the ḥadīth. |
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Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition, edited by Dr. Joseph Lumbard |
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