Tafsir Shobar is a 19th-century Arabic

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of the

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written by Sayyid Abdullah b. Muhammad Rida Hosseini Kazimi (1775–1826CE). The author was born in

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, Iraq, spent some time in

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and died in the city of Kazemain,

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. His work follows a traditional methodology for exegesis. The book has been called ''Safat Al-Tafäsir'', ''Al-Javäher Al-Samin Fi Tafsir Al-Qur'an Al-Mobin'', ''Al-Kabir'', ''Al-Vasit'', and ''Al-Vajiz''.

Structure

The book is in two volumes. The first volume covers from the beginning of Qur'an up to Surah Yusuf. The second volume starts at Surah ar-Ra'd and goes through to the end of Qur'an. A copy of the manuscript from the author's time is available in Qom in Sayyid Mar'ashi Najafi's library. The author refers to his methodology as which can be categorized as the traditional method, relying on hadiths. and in paperback.

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Tafsir Shobar in Arabic

Mirza Alizadeh, "Introduction to Tafsir Shobar," Journal of Quranic Sciences, Summer 1996(Farsi)
* Babak Farzaneh
Master's thesis abstract on Tafsir Shobar (Farsi), Tehran 2005
Azad University Shia tafsir {{Islam-book-stub

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