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settled in Egypt. This tafseer is in eight large volumes and is widely used by
scholars as an important reference work on grammatical constructions in the
Qur’aan. Aboo Hayyaan mentions in detail the differences among grammarians
and makes most of his tafseer from a grammatical point of view, so much so that
it bears a closer resemblance to a grammar book than it does to a tafseer of the
Qur’aan. However, he does develop the other areas of tafseer, such as fiqh issues,
recitations, Qur’aanic eloquence, and narrations from early orthodox scholars. In
numerous places, he also refutes many of az-Zamakhsharee’s philosophical
arguments, as well as his grammatical positions. 134
6. Tafseer an-Naysaabooree, Gharaa’ib al-Qur’aan wa Raghaa’ib al-Furqaan

Nithaamud-Deen ibn al-Hasan an-Naysaabooree (d.1328 CE/728 AH),
nicknamed an-Nithaam al-A‘raj, was born in Qum, but grew up in Nishapur,
where he became a famous literary scholar, grammarian, and Qur’aan reciter.
An-Naysaabooree wrote his tafseer by critically condensing ar-Raazee’s tafseer,
adding additional material from al-Kash-shaaf and other tafseers, as well as
tafseers of the sahaabah and taabi‘oon. The format used in his tafseer is quite
unique among tafseers. After mentioning the verse, he mentions the various
recitations, carefully attributing them to one of the ten major reciters. Then he
mentions the possible places where pauses may take place and explains the
resulting meanings of the verse. After that, he discusses the relationship between
verses and begins the tafseer by explaining the grammatical meaning of the
verses. He then mentions the fiqh issues and the opinions of the various
philosophical and theological arguments, firmly defending the orthodox position
of Ahl as-Sunnah. Verses concerning the wonders of creation are discussed from
the viewpoint of natural sciences. Due to the author’s strong Soofee leanings, he
delves into the spiritual implications and his personal enlightenment at the end of
each verse’s tafseer. This tafseer is presently printed in the margin of one edition
of Tafseer at-Tabaree and is widely read by scholars. 135

7. Tafseer al-Jalaalayn
This tafseer is the product of two scholars, both of whom had the title,
“Jalaalud-Deen” (Glory of the Religion): Jalaal ad-Deen as-Suyootee (1445-1505
CE), author of ad-Durr al-Manthoor, and Jalaalud-Deen al-Mahallee (1389-1460

134
Ibid., vol. 1, pp. 325-9.
135
See at-Tafseer wal-Mufassiroon, vol. 1, pp. 329-40.

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