The foremost huffaz at the time of the Prophet, s.a.v.s.
Qur’an is Allah’s last Book of Revelation passed through an angel named Jibril to Muhammed s.a.v.s. and to all humanity. Out of the Qur’anic text and the Prophet’s s.a.v.s words we can understand that Allah, the Sublime, guaranteed its preservation. Learning the Qur’an by heart (hifz) is one of the ways of preserving the Qur’an. The first hafiz was...
By Halil Mehtić
The analysis of the manuscripts by Mehmed Handžić “Unvanul-hikme vel-mevizatul-haseneh” with a special look at Sherhu ayetin ve tefsiruha
Inside the Ghazi Husrev-beg’s Library is a manuscripts under the reference number 6966 which hasn’t been studied to date and as such is unknown to the wider reading public. On this occasion we are presenting it to the public for the first time. The manuscript is entitled Unvanul-hikme vel-mevizatul-hasene. It was written by Muhammed El-Handži el-Bo...
By Halil Mehtić
THE REPRESENTATION OF LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTIC DISCIPLINES IN COMMENTING ON THE QURAN OF MEHMED HANDZIC
Mehmed ef. Handžić (1906-1944) is a unique Bosnian alim (scholar) who wrote great many diverse works. His uniqueness lies partly in his being the only one, in the modern history of Bosnian Muslims, who annotated the Noble Qur’an in Arabic and who treated only the ayats with Shari’ah (legal) themes (ajatul-ahkam). In the field of Taffssir his most i...
By Halil Mehtić
POETRY IN HANDŽIĆ’S INTERPRETATION OF THE QUR’AN
Mehmed ef. Handžić, (1906-1944) was a prominent Bosnian scholar with an imposing opus in different fields. The uniqueness of his works lies in the fact that he was the only one, in modern history of Bosnian Muslims, to interpret the Holy Qur’an in Arabic, and to treat the ayats with sharia background (ajatul-ahkam). His important interpretations ar...
By Halil Mehtić
THE USE OF DEROGATING AND DEROGATED AYATS (EN-NASIHU VEL-MENSUH) IN MEHMED HANDZIC`S INTERPRETATION OF THE QUR`AN
Reviewing Handžić`s interpretation of the Holy Qur`an and particularly the interpretation of Surah al-Baqarah and en-Nisa, we were able to verify the methodology that was followed. A general observation reveals that he based his methodology on nine principles. Among these principles he highly places derogating (nasih) and derogated (mensuh) ayats....
By Halil Mehtić
Interpretation of Fatiha and its meaning in prayer
El-Fatiha is considered to be the most chosen sura in Islam. The very fact that it is inevitably recited at any prayer and at any rak’a shows its significance and universality. The most beautiful form of gratitude to the Lord of worlds is expressed in it. Reciting it in a modest manner, we call our Creator with his Beautiful Names: Allāh, Rabb, Ra...
By Halil Mehtić
Combining traditional and rational methods in Handžić’s interpretation of Qur’an
Mehmed ef Handžić is considered to be one of the most prominent alims in the last century. Although he lived only 38 years (1906-1944) he wrote an imposing number of various works. He is one of the few, from the newer generation of Bosnian scholars that wrote original works in native language as well as in Arabic. He wrote works on Hadith, Aquida, ...
By Halil Mehtić
ŠEJHOVI MEHMED-EFENDIJE HANDŽIĆA
December 2016 marks the 110th anniversary of the birth of one of the most eminent Bosnian alims ofthe twentieth century, Mehmed effendi Handžić. With respect to the fact that he has been the subject of interest in many works and studies, this paper aims at pointing to one segment of his life, unexplored so far. Namely, when discussing Mehmed effend...
By Halil Mehtić
PRESENCE OF KIRA’AT IN HANDŽIĆ’S ANNOTATION OF THE QUR’AN
Mehmed Handžić (1906-1944) is one of the most significant Bosnian alims (scholars). Even though he lived shortly, he is the most prolific Bosnian alim that left us imposing literary work from various studies. What makes him unique and original among the Bosnian ulama is the fact that he was the only one, in the modern history of the Bosniaks, who ...
By Halil Mehtić