The followers of Jesus, the compassion God put in their hearts, and the monasticism they invented.
The verses are on the Qur’anic passages. Each commentary below is complete for Compassion, mercy and monasticism (57:27); choose a work to read it, or read them in order from the earliest.
The commentaries on these verses
- al-Ṭabarī (d. 310 AH / 923 CE), about 2,480 words.
- al-Baghawī (d. 516 AH / 1122 CE), about 1,330 words.
- al-Qurṭubī (d. 671 AH / 1273 CE), about 2,170 words.
- Ibn Kathīr (d. 774 AH / 1373 CE), about 2,050 words.
- Tanwīr al-Miqbās (d. compiler d. 817 AH / 1414 CE), about 320 words.
- al-Jalālayn (d. 864 AH / 1459 CE and 911 AH / 1505 CE), about 150 words.
- al-Durr al-Manthūr (d. 911 AH / 1505 CE), about 1,290 words.
- al-Saʿdī (d. 1376 AH / 1956 CE), about 350 words.
Where these verses stand in the gospel
The same commentaries are woven into Section 13 (57:27-27) of The Gospel According to Islam, at the point in the story where the verses are told.