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Tafsīr al-ʿAyyāshī: A Fourth/Tenth Century Shīʿī Commentary on the Qurʾan (Volume 2) Turbah to the Animals of theTafsr al Ayysh is a fourth tenth century commentary of the Quran by the Sh Imm exegete Ab al Nar Muammad b. Masd al Ayysh (d. 320 932). Composed during the period of the Twelfth Imam's minor occultation (al ghaybat al ughr) it counts as one of the earliest surviving commentaries from the early phase of Imm Shism. Comprising several thousand traditions gathered from the Prophet Muammad and his household (ahl al bayt) al Ayysh's tafsr provides an