Zad al-Masir fi Ilm al-Tafsir (The Provision of the Traveler in the Science of Tafsir) by Abd al-Rahman b. Ali b. al-Jawzi (d. 597 AH / 1200 CE) is a nine-volume classical Arabic tafsir representing the Hanbali scholarly tradition of Baghdad. Its objective is to compile the major interpretive opinions of earlier scholars in a concise and accessible format, providing a reliable reference guide to the classical tafsir tradition without extensive personal elaboration. The manhaj combines transmitted reports from the salaf with Arabic linguistic analysis and occasional grammatical discussion, presenting multiple scholarly opinions per verse in an efficient, well-organized style. Ibn al-Jawzi was a prolific Hanbali scholar, preacher, and author whose aqidah on the question of divine attributes has been variously characterized: he was broadly within the Sunni tradition but notably critical of some anthropomorphic tendencies in certain Hanbali circles. He is Hanbali in fiqh. The work is a widely used standard reference among scholars and students of tafsir, valued especially for its efficient and well-organized presentation of classical positions. More...