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Qurtubi — the legal tafsir

الجامع لأحكام القرآن للقرطبي

671 AH / 1273

Abu Abdullah al-Qurtubi, a Maliki of Cordoba who died in Egypt, wrote the tafsir that lawyers still open. He explains the ayah, then the rulings that were taken from it, with the differences of the schools. It is not only law — he also cares about language and reports — but law is why people reach for him. Arabic, on this shelf.

For inheritance, prayer, and contracts, Qurtubi is the door. He is not your mufti.