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tafsir

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tafsir

Science of explanation and interpretation of the Qur'an. It arose after the death of Muhammad to deal with ambiguity, variant readings, defective texts, and apparent contradictions in the scripture. Starting from mere personal speculation, tafsir developed into a system of systematic exegesis of the Qur'an's text, proceeding verse by verse and sometimes word by word. Early efforts relied on the Hadith, later giving rise to a more dogmatic type of tafsir. The most comprehensive work was compiled by the scholar al-Tabari. Some Muslim modernists have employed tafsir as a vehicle for reformist ideas.



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See Abu Bakr al-Razi, Tafsir al-Kabir (Beirut: Dar al-Fikr, 1985), II, 222f.
Reading the signs: a Qur'anic perspective on thinking by Kamali, Mohammad Hashim / Islam & Science
Tafsir al-jalalayn (Beirut: Dar alma'rifa, 1983), 8; my translation.
Created by God, blessed with a sacred trust: some biblical and ... by Shelley, Michael / Currents in Theology and Mission
Analyzing the polarization within Islamic communities in Nigeria, Watts noted that "Since 1960, anti-Sufi movements have proliferated through the intellectual leadership and adroit communication strategies of Sheikh Abubaker Gumi who has effectively used Radio Telvision Kaduna, the Nigerian Telvision Authority, the Kaduna-based Hausa language newspaper Gaskiya to fi Kwobo, and distributed taped cassettes of his tafsir sessions in the Sultan Belle Mosque in Kadua.
11 September and the widening North-South gap: root causes of ... by Elnur, Ibrahim / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
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