Tafsir
| Subclass of | Islamic literature, exegesis, Quranic studies  |
|---|---|
| Is the study of | Qur'an |
| Stack Exchange tag | https://islam.stackexchange.com/tags/tafseer |
| Has list | list of tafsir works |
Tafsir (Arabic: تفسير, romanized: tafsīr [tafˈsiːr]; English: explanation) dey refer to an exegesis, anaa commentary, of de Quran. An author of a tafsir be a mufassir (Arabic: مُفسّر; plural: Arabic: مفسّرون, romanized: mufassirūn). A Quranic tafsir dey attempt to provide education, explanation, interpretation, context anaa commentary for clear understanding den conviction of God ein will insyd Islam.[1] De idea of de interpretation of de Quran first dey appear insyd de Quran einself, dey comment on cases wer e be clear den odas wer e be ambiguous (3:7).
Principally, a tafsir dey deal plus de issues of linguistics, jurisprudence, den theology. In terms of perspective den approach, tafseer fi be broadly divided into two main categories, namely tafsir bi-al-ma'thur (lit. received tafsir), wich be transmitted from de early days of Islam thru de Islamic prophet Muhammad den ein companions, den tafsir bi-al-ra'y (lit. tafsir by opinion), wich be arrived thru personal reflection anaa independent rational thinking.[1]
Der be different characteristics den traditions for each of de tafsirs wey dey represent respective schools and doctrines, such as Sunni Islam, Shia Islam, den Sufism. Der sanso be general distinctions between classic tafsirs wey authoritative figures of Muslim scholarship compile during de formative ages of Islam, den modern tafsir wich dey seek to address a wider audience, wey dey include de common people.[1]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]Dem derive de word tafsīr from de three-letter Arabic verbal root of ف-س-ر F-S-R (fassara, 'interpreted'). Insyd ein literal meaning, de word dey refer to interpreting, explaining, expounding, anaa disclosing.[2] Insyd Islamic contexts, e be defined as understanding den uncovering God ein will wich be conveyed by de Quranic text, by means of de Arabic language den one ein own knowledge.[3]
Qualifications give de interpreter
[edit | edit source]Dem dey call an author of a tafsir a mufassir (Arabic: مُفسّر; plural: Arabic: مفسّرون, romanized: mufassirūn). Mufassirs be required to master several disciplines such as linguistics, rhetoric, theology den jurisprudence before one fi authoritatively interpret de Quran.[1][4] In order for a commentary to be acceptable, de subjects wey de commentator for first know in depth be listed as follows.
References
[edit | edit source]- 1 2 3 4 5 Mir, Mustansir. (1995). "Tafsīr". In John L. Esposito. The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- ↑ "Interpreting The Text". Archived from the original on 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- ↑ Al-Zehebi, Al-Tafsir vel Mufassirun
- 1 2 3 Allama Jalaludin, Suyuti (2008). الاتقان فی علوم القرآن. Darul Ishat.
- ↑ Goldziher, Ignaz (1920). Die Richtungen der islamischen Koranauslegung. Fachbuchverlag-Dresden. ISBN 978-3956926365.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ↑ Mir, Mustansir (1986). Coherence in the Qurʾān: a study of Iṣlāḥī's concept of naẓm in Tadabbur-i Qurʾān. Indianapolis, IN: American Trust Publ. ISBN 978-0-89259-065-0.
- ↑ Kathir, Hafix Ibn (2000). Tafsir Ibn Kathir. Dar-us-Salam Publications. ISBN 978-1591440208.
- ↑ Suyūṭī, Ǧalāl-ad-Dīn ʿAbd-ar-Raḥmān Ibn-Abī-Bakr as-; Algar, Hamid; ʿUṯmān Saiyid Aḥmad Ismāʿīl (2011). Al-itqān fī ʿUlūm al-Qurʾān. The perfect guide to the sciences of the Qurʹān. Centre for Muslim Contribution to Civilization (Reading$nGarnet Publ ed.). ISBN 978-1-85964-242-9.
- ↑ Taymiyyah, Ibn. Muqaddimah fi Usul at-Tafsir.
- ↑ Kamali, Mohammad Hashim (2011). Principles of Islamic jurisprudence (3. rev. and enlarged ed., repr ed.). Cambridge: The Islamic Texts Society. ISBN 978-0-946621-82-8.
- ↑ As-Suyuti, Imam Jalaludin (2015). Al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Qur'an. Dar Ibn Hazm. ISBN 978-9953816197.
- ↑ Jackson, Sherman A.; Ġazzālī, Abū-Ḥāmid Muḥammad Ibn-Muḥammad al- (2003). On the boundaries of theological tolerance in Islam: Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghāzalīʾs Fayṣal al-Tafriqa bayna al-Islam wa al-Zandaqa. Studies in Islamic philosophy (2. impression ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-579791-6.
External links
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- Berg, Herbert (2003). "Competing Paradigms in Islamic Origins: Qurʾān 15:89–91 and the Value of Isnāds". In Berg, Herbert (ed.). Method and Theory in the Study of Islamic Origins. Brill. pp. 259–290.
- Cook, Michael (2000). The Koran; A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-285344-8. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- Leemhuis, Fred (1988). "Origins and Early Development of the tafsir Tradition". In Rippin, Andrew (ed.). Approaches to the History of the Interpretation of the Qur’ān. De Gruyter. pp. 13–30.
- Meri, Josef W., ed. (2006). Medieval Islamic Civilization. Vol. 2 L-Z, index. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-96692-4.
- Sinai, Nicolai (2014). "The Qur'anic Commentary of Muqātil b. Sulaymān and the Evolution of Early Tafsīr Literature". In Gorke, Andreas; Pink, Johanna (eds.). Tafsīr and Islamic Intellectual History: Exploring the Boundaries of a Genre. Oxford University Press. pp. 113–143.
