The Great Book of Islamic Civilization: On Qu'ranic Exegesis

Muslim scholars have long since been contributing to various fields of life throughout the different times and places of human civilization. Prominent Muslim scholars such as Ibn Sina, Al-Ghazali, Ibn Rushd, Ibn Khaldun, and many others have produced original works that serve as staples in learning centers throughout the world. Interest in Islamic civilization and history continues to rise worldwide, and this series aims to present a collection of Islam’s most important intellectual contributions to non-Arabic readers. This series includes translated works pertaining to Quranic exegesis, prophetic tradition, theology, law and jurisprudence, history and politics, as well as subjects such as literature, medicine, astronomy, optics, and geography. Each book in the series has been translated by a qualified scholar and edited by a subject expert, ensuring that the full integrity of each translation is accurate, accessible, and legitimate in paths of scholarly and intellectual pursuit. An abridged version of the Introductions of Muhammad Tahir bin Ashur (d. 1393 AH/1973 CE) popularly known as Ibn Ashur to his Tafsir Al-Tahrir wa Al-Tanwir. Muhammad Bin Hamad Al Thani Center for Muslim Contribution to Civilization, had so far been publishing translations of classical works of the Islamic civilization. Owing the expansion of their work's scope, they have now included works which might not be termed classical in the general sense of the word, but which are certainly imbued with that sense of classicism. Ibn Ashur's Al-Tahrir wa Al-Tanwir is one such work in their estimation, and merited translation into English and publication owing to its comprehensive nature and significance. Qur'anic studies has long since become an important research area among the Islamists of the West and the modernists if the Muslim world, in addition to its permanently paramount status in the eyes of Muslim scholars.