Tafsir Furat Kufi

Tafsir Furat Kufi

Author	Furat Ibn Furat Ibn Ibrahim al-Kufi
Original title	تفسير فرات الكوفي
Language	Arabic
Subject	Quranic exegesis
Genre	Islamic literature
Publication date	9th-10th century A.D.
Publication place	Abbasid Caliphate
Media type	Manuscript

Tafsir Furat Kufi is an exegesis of the Quran by Furat Ibn Furat Ibn Ibrahim al-Kufi (9th and 10th century A.D.) and is one of the oldest Shia Quranic commentaries, basing itself upon hadith. ^[1] The traditions used by this book are mainly narrated either from Muhammad al-Baqir, Jafar al-Sadiq or Ali's disciples such as `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and Asbagh Ibn Nubata; although there are some that relate to one of the companions of Muhammad. ^{[2] [3]}

Historical discussion

In Shia Islam it is assumed that the Imams inherited their teachings from Muhammad. The Imams therefore, are considered the first authorities of Qur'anic interpretation. ^[4]

See also

• Qur'an
• Qur'anic exegesis (Tafsir)
• List of tafsir works

References

1. Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE : Furāt b. Furāt al-Kūfī, by Amir-Moezzi, Mohammad Ali
2. Classical Islam: A Sourcebook of Religious Literature, edited by Norman Calder, Jawid Mojaddedi, Andrew Rippin, p. 160
3. Scripture and Exegesis in Early Imāmī-Shiism By Meʼir Mikhaʼel Bar-Ashe, pp. 29–31
4. The Qurʾan and its interpreters. 1 By Mahmoud Ayoub, p. 38