A Zaydī Qur'an Commentary from Yemen: An Introduction to Tajrīd al-Kashshāf maʿa ziyādat nukat liṭāf. Issue 3 (October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lucas, Scott C.
• Is Part Of: Journal of Qur'anic studies. Volume 23:Issue 3(2021)
• Page Start: 36
• Page End: 69
• Publication Date: 2021-10
• Subjects: Zaydi tafsir -- al-Zamakhshari -- Yemen -- Surat al-Najm -- Ibn Abi l-Qasim; 297.1226
• DOI: 10.3366/jqs.2021.0478
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1465-3591

Abstract

Abstract : This article provides an introduction to Tajrīd al-Kashshāf, a Qur'an commentary written by the Yemeni Zaydī scholar Ibn Abī'l-Qāsim (d. 837/1433–1434) that remains unpublished. Despite his reputation as a partisan Zaydī, Ibn Abī'l-Qāsim's Qur'an commentary draws exclusively upon Sunni tafsīr works, especially al-Zamakhsharī's al-Kashshāf, al-Wāḥidī's al-Wasīṭ, and Ibn al-Jawzī's Zād al-masīr . Through a careful analysis of his commentary on the Sūrat al-Najm (Q. 53) and Q. 5:55, this article illuminates Ibn Abī'l-Qāsim's sources and exegetical techniques. It contains a critical edition of Ibn Abī'l-Qāsim's commentary on Sūrat al-Najm and highlights the intimate relationship between Zaydī and Sunni Qur'anic exegesis.