Possible Midrashic Sources in Muqātil b. Sulaymān’s Tafsīr
Given that the important early Qur’ān commentator Muqātil b. Sulaymān al-Balkhī is criticized for not having mentioned the chain of narrators ( isnād ) behind his interpretations, the obvious question is: who and/or what were his sources? Although no unequivocal answer can be offered, it is proposed...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2016]
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Journal of Semitic studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 61, Issue: 2, Pages: 497-505 |
| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism BJ Islam TF Early Middle Ages |
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| Summary: | Given that the important early Qur’ān commentator Muqātil b. Sulaymān al-Balkhī is criticized for not having mentioned the chain of narrators ( isnād ) behind his interpretations, the obvious question is: who and/or what were his sources? Although no unequivocal answer can be offered, it is proposed in this article that Muqātil may in some instances have drawn on Midrashic sources with which he was familiar. Six examples that suggest the possible validity of this hypothesis are given. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-8556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Semitic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jss/fgw014 |