As-Suyūṭī

Born in Cairo, As-Suyūṭī studied Quranic sciences, hadith, Shafi‘i law and Arabic.

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Al-Itqān fī ʿulūm al-Qurʾān covers Quranic sciences and Tadrīb ar-rāwī addresses hadith methodology. He completed Tafsīr al-Jalālayn, begun by Jalāl ad-Dīn al-Maḥallī: the commentary has two authors.

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He gathers, classifies and makes earlier scholarship accessible. Al-Itqān organises Quranic questions, while Tadrīb ar-rāwī explains hadith sciences through commentary on an earlier text. Compilation involves selection and organisation; identifying reused sources clarifies his contribution.

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Tafsīr al-Jalālayn illustrates collaboration across time: As-Suyūṭī completed the part Al-Maḥallī left unfinished. His manuals circulated in teaching, while larger compilations served reference use. Their range calls for selecting an appropriate work rather than treating all titles alike.

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Read a chapter heading alongside its reports. Comparing wording and chains helps explain why an author preserves several versions. Inclusion in a collection does not replace checking a report’s assessment and a commentary; selection aims differ between works.

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