May Allah Most High accept their efforts, and may this work inspire the ambitions and aid the efforts of many students and scholars in their research on the meaning of the Glorious Qur' an. I congratulate the publishers of this work, Dar al-Taqwa, and the translators on their initiative in making available a major classic of Islamic literature.

This is clear from the original title of his work, which is al-Jami 'li-ankam al-Qur'an ('The Compendium of Qur' anic Decrees'). Imam al-Qurtubi's Tafsir is remarkable in many ways, but he was especially interested in the legal interpretation of the Scripture. Authoritative exposition of the meanings of the Qur' anic text requires consideration of many different aspects including the spiritual, linguistic, legal and historical ones. The appearance of this translation will give English-speaking readers access to one of the great classical commentaries and the wealth of knowledge that it contains. HADIYYAT DISTRIBUTED FEE SABEELILLAH BY PROFESSOR JIBRIL AMINU NIGERIAįOREWORD I am delighted to have this opportunity to contribute in some way to the publication of al-Qurtubi's Tafsir, which represents a landmark in the history of commentaries on the Holy Qur'an in the English language. The publisher of lmam Al-Qurtubi inspiring book, Tafseer AlQurtubi are deeply grateful to the Professor Jibril Aminu, for his generosity in making the publication of the book possible. In the name of God, most Gracious, most Merciful

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Translation: Aisha Bewley Editor: Abdalhaqq Bewley and Printed and Bound by The Bath Press The Qur'an translation is taken from The Noble Qur'an:A New Rendering of its Meaning in English, by Abdalhaqq and Aisha Bewley, and the copyright of that translation is held by them. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers. TAFSIR AL-Q_URTUBI Classical Commentary of the Holy OJ!!'an TRANSLATED BYĪll rights reserved.

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