Sufi Qur'an Commentary : Sufi TafsirThis discusses the major Sufi commentaries on the Qur'an--which are an important but little-studied dimension of Sufism.This article by Professor A. Godlas is a web-based version of the article "al-Tafsir al-Sufi" to be published by the Encyclopaedia Iranica. Note that to read it you will have to download the font "Iran Web 2" from the Encyclopaedia Iranica web page. (I appear to have fixed a longstanding problem for Netscape users running Windows 98. Now the font can be correctly downloaded and should be able to be properly displayed. -- March 1, 2001) Table of ContentsIntroduction to Sufi TafsirSufi Tafsir and Isma'ili Ta'wil The Elementary Phase: the Forebears and Solami and His Sources Stage One, the Forebears Stage Two, Solami and His Sources The Second Phase: Moderate, Esoteric, and Early Persian Commentaries Moderate Commentary: Tha'labi Moderate Commentary: Qoshayri Moderate Commentary: Sohrawardi Esoteric Commentary: Deylami Esoteric Commentary: Ruzbehan Baqli Persian Commentaries: Maybodi Persian Commentaries: Darwajiki The Third Phase, the Sufi "Schools" of Commentary: the Kobrawiya and the School of Ebn 'Arabi Kobrawiya--Kobra, Razi, Semnani Kobrawiya--Naysaburi Ebn 'Arabi and His school-- Ebn Barrajan and Ebn 'Arabi Ebn 'Arabi and His school-- Safadi Ebn 'Arabi and His school-- Qashani The Fourth Phase: Commentaries in India, under the Timurids, and in Ottoman lands Commentary in India: Gisu Deraz Commentary Under the Timurids--Kashefi Commentaries in Ottoman Lands-- Nakhjewani Commentaries in Ottoman Lands--Hüdayi Commentaries in Ottoman Lands--Esma'il Haqqi Bursawi The Fifth Phase: the Modern Period The Modern Period--Ebn Ajiba The Modern Period--Panipati The Modern Period-- Alusi The Modern Period-- Safi 'Ali Shah The Modern Period-- Gonabadi The Modern Period-- Molla Howaysh Conclusion Bibliography Copyright A. Godlas 1998 All rights reserved.
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