Ensure you are downloading the version that matches your language needs. The original text is in Arabic , but translations and summaries exist in Persian, Urdu, and occasionally English .
In this part, al-Kashani provides detailed explanations of the verses, discussing various themes, including:
The spiritual archetype through whom divine names are manifested. tafsir al-kashani part 2 pdf
Volume 2 of the modern English translation, titled A Sufi Commentary on the Qur’an , covers the text from to the end of the Qur'an.
Why does this specific volume matter in Islamic history? Because al-Kashani’s Part 2 was heavily criticized by anti-Sufi scholars like Ibn Taymiyyah, who accused him of ta’til (denying God’s attributes by over-allegorization). Conversely, later mystics like Shah Wali Allah Dehlawi in India revived al-Kashani’s method. In fact, Dehlawi’s Fath al-Rahman is largely a refined summary of al-Kashani’s Part 2 model. Ensure you are downloading the version that matches
Pass 4 — Reflection and synthesis
This two-volume set is essentially the modern, published equivalent of the historical "part 2": Volume 2 of the modern English translation, titled
Pass 1 — Orientation (1–2 sessions)