Abstract:

In his book titled Taberî Tefsiri’nin Kaynakları, Mesut Kaya determines the sources that Tabari refers to in his tafsir and assesses these sources comprehensively. In addition, the author provides the reader a rich content about the early period of tafsir. In the book, the transmissions of Tabari from the first period commentaries that have not survived to the present day have been examined. Thus, original information about the identification and evaluation of tafsir sources that we do not have is shared. Therefore, this book has made a significant contribution to the literature in terms of its method, comprehensive content, and findings. All of these show the importance of the book for the field. In this review, Kaya's work titled Taberî Tefsiri’nin Kaynakları was examined in terms of its method and content, and the author's original interpretations and research findings were analysed.