Bibliography: BIB14699

web link	bahai-library.com/bibliography/BIB14699
reference type	Thesis
title	The Qur'an Commentary of Sayyid `Alî Muhammad the Bab
author	Lawson, B. Todd
authority control	Todd Lawson
year	1987
date	1987
place published	Montreal
abstract	Of the Báb's major writings, the two earliest are partial commentaries on the Qur'án. This study examines these two remarkably different commentaries in an attempt to appreciate the Báb's attitude toward the Qur'án, Islam, and himself. The earliest work - the Tafsír Surat al-Baqarah - was written before the Báb publicized his claim to messiahship. In the Tafsír Surat Yusuf (Qayyúmu'l-asmá), written only a short time later, this claim is made explicit. The radical difference in the style of the two commentaries is analyzed to draw out the development of the Báb's own perception of himself.
notes	Ph.D.
language	English
keywords	BAB. QAYYUMU'L-ASMA; BAB. TAFSIR-I-SURATU'L-BAQARAH
number of pages	xix, 501
university	McGill University Institute of Islamic Studies