Tafsir al-Qurtubi Vol. 3: Juz' 3: Sūrat al-Baqarah 254 - 286 & Sūrah Āli 'Imrān 1 - 95/Abu 'abdullah Muhammad Al-Qurtubi

The tafs r of al-Qur ub is perhaps one of the most compendious of them all and is certainly among the most famous. As its title, al-J mi' li A k m al-Qur' n - The General Judgments of the Qur'an, suggests, its main focus is on the rulings and judgments to be found in the Qur' n. However, in the course of doing that, al-Qur ub examines all the relevant sciences necessary, such as the ad th pertaining to the yahs , events in the s rah, what the Companions, their Followers and other noted people of knowledge said about the yahs , essential aspects of Arabic etymology, syntax and usage, copiously illustrated by examples, and much more. Among the important matters covered in this volume are extensive commentary on the yat al-Kurs the greatest yat in the Qur'an, the yat s on usury and the longest yat in the Qur'an which regulates credit and debt, among the very last revealed to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the unparalleled yat s that conclude S rat al-Baqarah, and the passage from S rah l 'Imr n that explicates the difference between yat s containing clear judgements and others that are open to interpretation. There is of course, the eponymous theme of the s rah, the family of 'Imr n: Maryam, her son ' s , Zakariyy ' and his son Ya y , peace be upon them all.