Lot 152 TAFSIR AL-JALALAYN, WRITTEN BY SALMAN BIN ZAYN AL-ABIDIN AND DATED 28 JUMADA AL-AWWAL 1152 AH/1739 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 413 leaves with 4 fly-leaves, written in small black naskh script, some words picked out in red, text within double gold and black rules, an opening biofolio with gold decoration, occasional marginal notes.
In deep brown morocco leather binding.
13 by 22 cm.
Catalogue note:
Tafsir al-Jalalayn (Tafsir of the two Jalals') is a classical Sunni interpretation (tafsir) of the Quran.
The first part of the interpretation was written by Jalal ad-Din al-Mahalli, who began interpreting from Surah Al-Kahf to Surah An-Nas, including Surah Al-Fatiha. Al-Mahalli passed away in 864 AH before completing the rest of the interpretation. After his death, as-Suyuti finished it, starting with Surah Al-Baqarah and continuing through to the end of Surah Al-Isra. This is how it came to be known as Tafseer al-Jalalayn.
As-Suyuti began completing the interpretation at the beginning of Ramadan in 870 AH and finished it on the 10th of Shawwal of the same year.
Al-Mahalli, in his interpretation, was inclined toward extreme brevity, a style which as-Suyuti adopted. In his introduction to the interpretation, as-Suyuti mentioned that he preferred a "concise expression, avoiding lengthy explanations that mention unhelpful opinions, and grammatical details that belong in Arabic textbooks."