The Commentary On The Quran Vol. 2 By Al-tabari [portable] Jun 2026

While the original Arabic work spans many volumes (often 13 or 30 depending on the edition), English readers frequently encounter it through selected translations. Specifically, Volume 2 of the modern English selections translated by Scott Lucas

Volume 2 primarily continues the exposition of , the longest chapter in the Quran. Depending on the edition (such as the widely used Dar-us-Salam 30-volume set), this volume roughly covers verses 40 to 141. The Commentary On The Quran Vol. 2 By Al-tabari

The Commentary on the Quran Vol. 2 is less a book you “read cover to cover” and more a reference encyclopaedia of early Islamic thought. Owning it is like having a direct line to the first three generations of Muslim scholarship. If you are serious about understanding how classical Islam derived law, theology, and ethics from the Quran, Al-Tabari’s second volume is indispensable. While the original Arabic work spans many volumes