The Lights of Revelation and Secrets of Interpretation, Al-Baydawi's Tafsir 1-7

Lights of Revelation and Secrets of Interpretation, known as Tafsir al-Baydawi Author: Abdullah bin Omar bin Muhammad al-Baydawi Researcher: Knowledge for Revival of Heritage and Digital Services Publisher: Dar Tafsir for Publishing and Distribution - Riyadh Book Format: Artistic binding, glossy paper Publication Date: 1446-2024 AH Book Size: 17×24 Recently issued by the Center for Quranic Studies Lights of Revelation and Secrets of Interpretation, known as Tafsir al-Baydawi, Authored by: Imam Qadi Abu Saeed Abdullah bin Omar bin Muhammad al-Baydawi al-Shafi’i The book "Lights of Revelation and Secrets of Interpretation" by the foundational jurist and exegete Qadi Abu Saeed Abdullah bin Omar bin Muhammad al-Baydawi al-Shafi’i (died: 691 AH) is considered one of the most famous and comprehensive tafsir books, with many annotations, comments, and manuscripts. Among the features of this edition: 1- Selection of the best handwritten copies of the book, which come after the author's copy in terms of scholarly value, from over 800 manuscript copies of the tafsir, with reference to some other copies, including some manuscripts of Al-Kashaf by Al-Zamakhshari, due to the close relationship between the two works. 2- An introductory detailed study about al-Baydawi’s methodology in his tafsir, its sources and references, with a special chapter on the doctrinal approach in tafsir, including revealing examples that suffice without detailed explanation in every place, suitable for this tafsir and similar tafsirs in doctrinal methodology. 3- Selection of the best of al-Baydawi’s annotations—many in number—whether printed or manuscript, and incorporating them into the book, making this edition rich enough to dispense with consulting the annotations separately. 4- Introducing notable figures, tracing quotations, evidences, and texts from their sources, clarifying any ambiguous text, and supplementing the book with helpful indexes. Verification: Knowledge for Revival of Heritage and Digital Services Supervision and review: Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahman bin Mu’adhah Al-Shahridi Dr. Abdul Rahman bin Hassan Qaider