إرشاد العقل السليم إلى مزايا القرآن الكريم

إرشاد العقل السليم إلى مزايا القرآن الكريم

Abu al-Su'ud Afandi's tafsir — copied fair in a year, spread to every quarter, and hailed 'khatib al-mufassirin'; Hajji Khalifa judged no commentary after al-Kashshaf and 'the Qadi' (al-Baydawi) had reached its standing, and it drew the ta'liqas of Ahmad al-Rumi and Radi al-Din al-Maqdisi's presentation copy to the mufti As'ad b. Sa'd al-Din 1.

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Era
The Gunpowder Empires
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Anatolia
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Overview

A commentary on the Qur'an by Abu al-Su'ud Afandi, mufti of the Ottoman state, titled "Irshad al-Aql al-Salim ila Mazaya al-Quran al-Karim" (Guiding the Sound Mind to the Excellences of the Noble Qur'an). Abu al-Su'ud wrote it and then made a fair copy of it a year later; it became famous and its copies spread across the lands. 2

Its standing with Hajji Khalifa

Hajji Khalifa reports that the great scholars received the book with acceptance for the soundness of its composition and the grace of its expression, so that its author was called "the orator of the commentators". He judges that no commentary written after the "Kashshaf" and the commentary of the judge (al-Baydawi) has reached the level of esteem and fame that this one has. 2

Glosses and commentaries

Shaykh Ahmad al-Rumi al-Iqhisari, who died in 1041 AH, wrote glosses on it. Radi al-Din ibn Yusuf al-Maqdisi wrote a large gloss, which he presented to Mawla Asad ibn Sa'd al-Din when he entered Jerusalem as a visitor. Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Husayni, known as Zirak-zada, explained its long preface. 2

Sources

  1. Kashf al-Zunun an Asami al-Kutub wa'l-Funun — Hajji Khalifa (Furqan ed.), p. 348-350
  2. Kashf al-Zunun an Asami al-Kutub wa'l-Funun — Hajji Khalifa (Furqan ed.), p.348-350
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islam.museum contributors. “إرشاد العقل السليم إلى مزايا القرآن الكريم”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/irshad-al-aql-al-salim/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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