A History of the Methodology of Qur’anic Exegeses

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Contents

Preface

Chapter 1:Introduction to the History of Qur’anic Exegeses
Introduction
Concepts of the Exegesis; Tafsīr, Ta’wil and Tarjama
Conditions for the Interpretation of the Qur’ān
Primary Sources of Tafsīr
1..The Qur’ān
2..Sunnah
Examples from the Tafsīr of the Prophet (pbuh)
The Secondary Sources in Tafsīr
1. Tafsīr by the Companions
Examples from the Tafsīr of the Companions
2. Tafsīr by the Successors (Tabi’in)

Chapter 2:Riwāyah Tafsīr (Tradition-Based)
Introduction
Tabarī and His Methodology in Tafsīr
His Life
His Teachers and Students
His Books
His Tafsīr
Surah Fatiha (The Opening)
Tafsīr

Chapter 3:Riwāyah Tafsīr, Ibn Kathīr and His Tafsīr
Introduction
Ibn Kathīr and His Methodology in Tafsīr
His Life and Education
His Books
His Methodology in Tafsīr
Surah al-Fīl (The Elephant)
Tafsīr

Chapter 4: Dirāyah Tafsīr (Reason-Based Exegesis)
Introduction
Fakhr al-Dīn Rāzī and His Tafsīr
His Life and Education
His Tafsīr
Surah Quraysh
Tafsīr

Chapter 5: Dirāyah (Reason-Based) Tafsīr, Qādi Baydāwī and His Tafsīr
Introduction
Qādi Baydawī and His Tafsīr
His Life
His Books
His Tafsīr
Surah Mā’un (Assistance)
Tafsīr

Chapter 6:Linguistic Tafsīr, al-Farrā and Ma’an al-Qur’an
Introduction
Al-Farrā and His Tafsīr Ma’an al-Qur’an
His Life
His Tafsīr
Surah Kawthar (Abundant Good)
Tafsīr

Chapter 7:Theological Tafsīr, Imam Māturidī and Ta’wilāt
Introduction
Imam Māturidī and His Tafsīr
His Life
His Tafsīr, Ta’wilāt al-Qur’ān
A History of the Methodology of Qur’anic Exegeses
Surah Ikhlas (Purity of Faith)
Tafsīr

Chapter 8: Theological Tafsīr, Zamakhsharī and His Tafsīr
Introduction
Zamakhsharī and His Tafsīr
His Life and Education
His Books
His Tafsīr
Surah Kafirun (The Unbelievers)
Tafsīr

Chapter 9: Juristic Tafsīr, Jassās and His Tafsīr
Introduction
Jassās and His Tafsīr
His Life and Education
His Methodology in Tafsīr
Basmala
Tafsīr
The meaning of the pronoun in basmala
If basmala is from the Qur’ān
If basmala is a verse of Surah Fatiha
The position of basmala in every surah of the Qur’an
If basmala is a complete verse of the Qur’ān
The rule of basmala in the prayers
Reciting basmala loudly in the prayer
The rules of basmala

Chapter 10: Sufi Tafsīr
Introduction
Tustarī and His Work
His Life and Education
His Tafsīr
Methodology in His Tafsīr
Surah Nasr (Help)
Tafsīr

Chapter 11:Modern Tafsīr
Introduction
Sayyid Qutb and His Tafsīr
His Life and Education
His Tafsīr
Surah Tabbat (Ruin)
Tafsīr
ElmalılıHamdi Yazır and His Tafsīr
His Life and Education
His Tafsīr
Surah Falaq (The Daybreak)
Tafsīr

Chapter 12: Modern Tafsīr, Said Nursi, Fethullah Gülen and Their Works
Said Nursi and His Exegetical Work
His Life and Education
His Methodology in Tafsīr
Commentary on Various Verses
Fethullah Gülen and His Tafsīr His Life and Education
His Methodology in Tafsīr
Commentary Examples
Bibliography