Introduction to the Tafsir of Tabari. Translation from Arabic and Commentary. Part Three: the Names of the Qur’ān and the Concepts of Surah and Ayah

This publication is the fi nal part of commented translation into Russian Introduction ( muqaddim аh ) to tafsir “Jami’ al-bayan ta’wil al- Qur’ān” (The Comprehensive Exposition interpretation Qur’ān) by Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (839–923). contains sections devoted names Qur’ān, concepts surah and ayah . The rst them four main holy scripture Islam — qur’ān , furqān kitāb dhikr their etymology defi ned on basis pre-Islamic poetry statements early Muslim authorities. following section describes classifi cation suras groups s even long sab‘ ṭiwāl ), hundred ayahs mi’ūn repeated mathānī divided parts mufaṣṣal ). last talks about origin ayah.