Rawd al-Jinan
Author | Abu l-Futuh al-Razi |
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Original title | رَوضُ الجِنان و رَوحُ الجَنان فی تفسیر القرآن |
Language | Persian |
Subject | Quranic exegesis |
Genre | Tafsir |
Published | 6th A.H./12th century |
Publication place | Persia |
Pages | 20 volumes |
Rawd al-Jinan wa Ruh al-Janan (The Cool Breeze of Paradise and [God's] Breath for the Soul) also known as Tafsīr Abū al- Futūḥ is an exegesis on the Quran written by Abu l-Futuh al-Razi in the 6th A.H./12th century. The book, consisting of twenty volumes, is the earliest surviving Persian tafsīr with an Imāmī Shīʿī emphasis. It delves into mystical themes regularly.[1][2]
Early reception
[edit]Exegetical approach
[edit]Rawḍ al-jinān is an exhortatory commentary.[2][3]
Recognition of Sunni Tafsirs
[edit]Impact on later tafsir works
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Abu l-Futuh al-Razi's entry in Brill Online Encyclopedia of Islam, by Gleave, Robert M.
- ^ a b Abu l-Futuh al-Razi's entry in Encyclopedia Islamica, by Negahban, Farzin
- ^ Jane Dammen McAuliffe (2007-09-20). Qur'anic Christians: An Analysis of Classical and Modern Exegesis. p. 55. ISBN 9780521039284.