Title:

مواهب علية

Short title

مواهب علية

Title variations

تفسير حسيني

Title in English

ʻAlī's Gifts

Section

Language

Arabic,Persian

Creation date

1491

Genre

Comments of the Qur’an/tafsîr

Content

Other

Content table

Formal Expression

Prosimetrum

Qur'an quotations

Yes

Original

Yes

Source

Use (macro-category)

Speculative / Philosophical / Scholastic / Mystical

Use (micro-category)

Bibliographical references

https://www.zotero.org/groups/2447618/euqu_european_quran/collections/559HTU6W/tags/Persian%20tafs%C4%ABr/collection

Descriptive card

A short Persian Qurʼan commentary dedicated to ʻAlī-Šīr Navāʼī (hence the title). It is considered an abridgment (muḫtaṣar) or compendium (mulaḫḫaṣ) of the Ǧavāhir al-tafsīr li-tuḥfat al-Amīr (by the same author), as it is also annotated in ms BnF, Suppl. Pers. 54, p. i. It became very popular for its explanatory translation of Qurʼanic verses in simple and concise Persian, quoting from other works of tafsīr, and for its esoteric interpretation of the text, illustrated with citations from Persian mystical poets. The tafsīr avoids any controversy and digressions on theological disagreements related both to Ṣūfism and to the Sunnī/Šīʻī division.

Entry author

Sara Fani