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What is the general term for Al-Tabari's genre of expertise (Qur'an interpretation)?

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  • Tafsir

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Tafsir is the general term for Qur'an interpretation, which was a major genre of Islamic scholarship in the early Islamic period. Al-Tabari was a leading expert in this field, and his work on the Qur'an, known as the Tafsir al-Tabari, is one of the most important works of Islamic scholarship ever written.
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