

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Dar Ibn al-Jawzi 2nd ed.Tafsir al-Baydawi (Dar Ihya Turath al-‘Arabi is the best though not really a critical edition).Fakhr al-Din Qbawah with the title al-Mufassal) Tafsir al-Baghawi (Dar al-Taybah in 4 vols.).al-Tahrir wa al-Tanwir by Ibn ‘Ashur (Sahnun al-Tunusiyyah).al-Muharrar al-Wajiz by Ibn ‘Atiyyah (Wazarat al-Awqaf fi Qatar).Tafsir Abu al-Su’ud – there is a new edition published in Turkey (watch this space).is the best so far but wait as a critical edition is being made in Istanbul in sha Allah) Sayyid ‘Umran for Dar al-Hadith in 16 vols. Ruh al-Ma’ani by al-Alusi (Dar al-Risalah al-Alamiyyah in 30 volumes ).al-Kashaf by al-Zamakhshari (Dar al-Lubab/Maktabat al-Irshad, Tukey in 10 vols.Tafsir al-Qurtubi (Mu’asasat al-Risalah ed. al-Turki).is the best by far, the first edition was Dar al-Hijr, the second edition is this one, which is the first edition for Dar ‘Alam al-Kutub, but the second edition for the book) Tafsir al-Tabari (Dar ‘Alam al-Kutub ed.Here are what we have managed to find so far, having consulted various scholars, students, and booksellers alike. Good editors are rare, but if you find a book edited by any of the following then usually it will be one of the best, if not the the best, available: Mu’assasah al-Risalah, aka al-Risalah, and its offshoots: al-Risalah al-‘Alamiyyah and Mu’assasah al-Risalah Nashirun (all based in Damascus) with the former somewhat a direct successor with the same core research team led by shaykh Shu’ayb al-Arna’ut and the latter more commercially focused with less voluminous works.The best publishers are generally (in no order and with the caveat that each book depends on the editor more than the publisher, with good publishers having bad editions sometimes): As a rule one generally avoids commercial publishers such as Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyah (DKI), Dar al-Fikr, and Dar Ihya Turath al-Arab unless they have the only edition available. One thus needs to know the best available edition of each text. One familiar with the Arabic publishing world knows that editions of texts can vary considerably in their accuracy and quality.

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