Hasan Izz al-Din al-Jamal
- Died
- -
- Born in
- -
Hasan Izz al-Din al-Jamal is a modern Egyptian Islamic scholar and researcher known for his lexicographical and exegetical studies on the vocabulary of the Quran .
Background and Scholarship
His full lineage is Hasan Izz al-Din ibn Husayn ibn Abd al-Fattah Ahmad al-Jamal . Active in Egypt, he dedicated his research to Quranic linguistics, semantics, and the divine names and attributes .
Al-Jamal authored Mu‘jam wa-Tafsir Lughawi li-Kalimat al-Qur’an (A Linguistic Dictionary and Commentary on the Words of the Quran), a five-volume reference work published by the General Egyptian Book Organization between 2003 and 2008, in which he analyzed Quranic vocabulary alphabetically by root to elucidate classical meanings and contextual exegesis . He also wrote on Islamic theology, including al-Asma’ wa-l-Sifat (The Names and Attributes), which examined the divine names and was published in Beirut in 1989 , in addition to his comprehensive encyclopedic exegesis registered at Dar al-Kutub in 1987 .
Answer updated
List of Works
Mu'jam wa-Tafsir Lughawi li-Kalimat al-Qur'an (A Linguistic Dictionary and Commentary on the Words of the Quran) is a five-volume Quranic reference work. It focuses on defining and explaining the lexical and semantic nuances of the vocabulary occurring throughout the Quran, organizing terms alphabetically by Arabic roots to clarify classical meanings and provide linguistic definitions alongside corresponding verses.