Imam al-Qurtubi

Aisha Abdurrahman Bewley (translation)

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9781908892898

Juz 5: Surat an-Nis’ 23-176

The tafsr of al-Qurub is perhaps one of the most compendious of them all and is certainly among the most famous. As its title, al-Jmi li Akm al-Qurn The General Judgments of the Quran, suggests, its main focus is on the rulings and judgments to be found in the Qurn. However, in the course of doing that, al-Qurub examines all the relevant sciences necessary, such as the adth pertaining to the yahs, events in the srah, what the Companions, their Followers and other noted people of knowledge said about the yahs, essential aspects of Arabic etymology, syntax and usage, copiously illustrated by examples, and much more.

In this volume, comprising the bulk of Srat an-Nis’ – from yats 23 – 176, there are many matters to do with the rights of women, marriage and divorce, marital relations and disputes and their resolution, and the laws of inheritance, but also jihad, a key yah on governance, hypocrisy and mn, and about ‘s the son of Maryam, peace be upon him, and the People of the Book.