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Classical Sources
İbn Kesîr
Qiṣaṣ al-Anbiyāʾ
1301–1373 (Dımaşk)
The most comprehensive classical compilation of prophet narratives; combines verses, hadith, and salaf reports.
et-Taberî
Tārīkh al-Rusul wa-l-Mulūk
839–923 (Bağdat)
Foundational historical source treating narratives with full chains of transmission.
es-Süyûtî
al-Itqān fī ʿUlūm al-Qurʾān
1445–1505 (Kahire)
Classical assessment of why narratives are distributed across the Quran and the rhetorical value of this technique.
ez-Zemahşerî
al-Kashshāf
1075–1144 (Harezm)
Detailed analysis of the rhetorical and linguistic dimensions of narratives, layer by verse layer.