The Tabari’s Tafsir to Surah «Al-Fātiha». Translation from Arabic and Comments. Part 2: Ayyats 1–3
https://doi.org/10.22311/2074-1529-2023-19-1-47-66
Abstract
This article continues a series of publications of the commented translation into Russian of the interpretation to the Surah “al-Fatiha” (No. 1) by the founder of classical Muslim exegesis Muḥammad ibn Jarīr aṭ-Ṭabari (839–923) from the book Jāmi‘ al-bayān fī ta’wīl al-Qur’ān (The Comprehensive Exposition of the interpretation of the Qur’ān). This part contains sections devoted to 1–3 ayats of this surah. Based on examples of pre-Islamic literature and traditions of the “ancient fathers” of the Ummah, the etymology and interpretation of the following words used in them are given here: ḥamd “glory”, rabb “Lord”, ‘alamūn “worlds”, malik “King” and dīn “retribution”. The paper also discusses the word order and the reason for the repetition of the Basmala words “al-raḥmān al-raḥīm” “Merciful, Compassionate” in the 2nd ayah.
About the Authors
D. V. Frolov
Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dmitry V. Frolov, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Sci. (Philol.), professor, head of the Department of Arabic Philology, Institute of Asian and African Studies
bld. 1, 11, Mokhovaya Str., Moscow, 125009
I. A. Zaripov
Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Islam A. Zaripov, Cand. Sci. (Hist.), senior researcher, Centre for Arabic and Islamic Studies
12, Rozhdestvenka Str., Moscow, 107031
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Frolov D.V., Zaripov I.A. The Tabari’s Tafsir to Surah «Al-Fātiha». Translation from Arabic and Comments. Part 2: Ayyats 1–3. Islam in the modern world. 2023;19(2):47-66. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22311/2074-1529-2023-19-1-47-66
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