At a glance
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
In time
Summary
Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti completed Jalal al-Din al-Mahalli's commentary from the start of Surat al-Baqara to the end of Surat al-Isra', so that the two parts became one book, Tafsir al-Jalalayn. 2 3
The dates as al-Suyuti gives them
In the closing note of his completion al-Suyuti says he began it on Wednesday 1 Ramadan 870 AH, finished composing it on Sunday 10 Shawwal of the same year, and finished the fair copy on Wednesday 6 Safar 871. 1 He likens the span to the appointed time of al-Kalim, Moses. 3 The Gregorian dates in the data are tabular conversions and so approximate.
Connections
- Had participant
- Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti
- During the reign of
- al-Mustanjid bi'llah Yusuf ibn al-Mutawakkil
People and things also explored
Al-Suyuti begins his formal studies, 864/1460· Al-Suyuti revives hadith dictation at the mosque of Ibn Tulun, 872/1467· Al-Suyuti succeeds his father teaching at the mosque of Shaykhu, 867/1463· Al-Suyuti appointed teacher of hadith at the Shaykhuniyya, 877/1472· Cairo· Al-Sakhawi's first pilgrimage by sea with his mother and family, 870/1466· Al-Sakhawi's hajj of 875 and two-year sojourn in the holy cities, 1471· Al-Sakhawi's Syrian rihla: Aleppo, Damascus, Jerusalem, c. 873
Sources
- Tafsir al-Jalalayn — lithographed copy completed in mid-Sha'ban 1278 AH / 1862 (University of Toronto Library copy) , p.370
- Tafsir al-Jalalayn — lithographed copy completed in mid-Sha'ban 1278 AH / 1862 (University of Toronto Library copy) , p.4
- Tafsir al-Jalalayn — lithographed copy completed in mid-Sha'ban 1278 AH / 1862 (University of Toronto Library copy) , p.369
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islam.museum contributors. “Al-Suyuti completes Tafsir al-Jalalayn, 870/1466”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/al-suyuti-completes-tafsir-al-jalalayn-870/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.
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