Ghazwas in Tafsir
-The Example of Mukâtil b. Süleyman-
This work examines the narrations about the Prophet's battles in Muqātil ibn Sulayman's Tafsīr, the first extant exegesis of all Quranic verses. His narrations on the Maghazī are compared with those in the works of his contemporaries, Urwa ibn Zubayr, Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri, Musa ibn Uqba, and Ibn Ishaq, all of whom also wrote works on the Maghazī. Furthermore, the narrations about the Battle of Badr in Surah Anfal, written by Sa'labi and whose commentary includes Muqātil ibn Sulayman's narrations, are evaluated, along with Muqātil's own narrations on the subject. The aim of this is to take steps towards determining the material value of the biography narrations in the tafsir books.












