What Were the Most Popular tafsīrs in Islamic History? Part 2: A Preliminary Profile of the Top 50 Works and their Authors

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This article profiles the top 50 tafsīr works in Islamic history, revealing geographical trends and implications for Qur'anic studies.

The analysis identifies the top 50 tafsīr works and their authors, providing insights into their popularity and significance.
Geographical and chronological patterns characterise the noted tafsīr works, with a focus on their impacts on scholarship.
Using a searchable database of Arabic manuscripts, the paper enhances the study of commentaries on the Qur'an.
The findings encourage further questions regarding the relevance of these tafsīr works to modern Qur'anic studies.

Samuel J. Ross (2025) studied this question.

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