Tafsir ath-Tha'labi (Al-Kashf wal-Bayan)

الكشف والبيان عن تفسير القرآن

One of the most influential early tafsirs that bridges the narration-based and opinion-based approaches. Ath-Tha'labi compiled interpretations with full chains of narration and incorporated extensive linguistic analysis, stories of the prophets, and literary appreciation of the Quran. Many later mufassirin, including al-Baghawi and al-Qurtubi, drew heavily from this work.