A REVIEW OF THE BOOK “THE METHODOLOGY OF INTERPRETING THE QUR’AN IN HANAFI MEZHEB” BY DR. SAFVET HALILOVIĆ
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By Adil Makić
ISLAMIC TRADITION OF BOSNIAKS AS AN EXAMPLE OF INTERRELIGIOUS TOLERANCE AND COEXISTENCE
Ever since the advent of Islam in these areas Bosniak Muslims have been members of the main stream of Islam (ar. Ehlu-s-sunne ve-l-jama, bos. Ehli-sunna) and when it comes to religious partial fiikh (ritual) matters they have followed one of the oldest mezhep (law schools) that originated in Islam, the hanefi mezhep. Thus, for almost six centuries,...
By Safvet Halilović
THE IMPORTANCE OF CLASSICAL ARABIC POETRY IN TAFSEER
Islamic scholars agree that without knowing the Arabic language and its disciplines it is impossible to completely understand the Qur’an. In that sense they emphasise that valid are those meanings of the Arabic language from the time of the revelation of the Qur’an, since the Arabic language, as every other language, is capable of changes that are ...
By Safvet Halilović
THE BASICS OF KUR'ANIC ANTHROPOLOGY
The Noble Qur’an, as the primary source of Islam, speaks about a man (Arab, insan) in its numerous ayats. In fact, a man is the focal point of the Qur’an for everything that’s revealed in the Qur’an is revealed to a man and is about a man. A man, no matter what way we observe him, is the most complex category of existence in this phenomenal world. ...
By Safvet Halilović
Proper understanding of the Qur'an and the scientifically based interpretation of the Qur'anic thought – the necessity and duty of each generation
Qur'an was announced in an environment which well understood the language in which it was given. The first interpreter of Qur'an was personally Allah’s Prophet, p.b.u.h. Considering the standpoint that dealing with tafsīr is within the category of duties which are fard al-kifaya (there is a consensus of Islamic scholars on this), each generation ...
By Safvet Halilović
Muhammad Abduhu’s school of reformation and its relation to traditional tafsir
This paper presents the main methodological features of Abduhu’s school of reformation in the field of tafsir, especially its relation to traditional explanation of Qur’an. There is little doubt that this school, despite the critiques, initiated a range of useful things in Islamic world. Its influences to subsequent generations of scholars, through...
By Safvet Halilović
SHAIH SE'ID HAVVA, RELIGIOUS TEACHER AND MUFESSIR
Shaih Se’id Havva is an outstanding personality among contemporary Islamic scholars. With his total commitment, and especially his written works, he gave crucial contribution to the affirmation of contemporary Islam and Islamic thought. Living in the 20th century, the time of great turmoil, he truly identified himself with the problems that contemp...
By Safvet Halilović
THE PROBLEM OF ADDICTION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF QUR`ANIC ANTROPOLOGY
According to the teaching of the Qur`an, Islam is, primarily, obedience to Allah and voluntary subordination to His will and regulations. The Qur`an points out that all the unpleasant things which man experiences in his life are results of his misdoings, which are as such, inconsistent with Allah's order and the laws prescribed by Him. Islamic inj...
By Safvet Halilović
RASPRAVA S HARIDŽIJAMA I ŠIIJAMA U HANEFIJSKOM TEFSIRU AHKĀM AL-QUR’ĀN OD AL-DŽASSASA
Abu Bakr al-Razi al-Jassas holds a prominent position among the Islamic scholars in general and the scholars of the Hanafi school of Islamic law in particular. He wrote many works and is especially known by his tafsir Ahkām alQur’ān (Rules from the Qur’ān), an interpretation of the Noble Qur’ān with a particular emphasis on the verses related to ru...
By Safvet Halilović
IMPORTANCE AND ACTUALITY OF AS-SUYUTY`S WORKS
Imam as-Suyuti Džalaluddin (-911 .... hg-1445-1505) was a distinguished Muslim scholar and writer who wrote about most diverse range of topics and issues from all areas of Islam. Especially important are his works in the field of hadith, taffsir, fiqh, Arabic grammar and history. In each of these areas he wrote several works which, because of their...
By Safvet Halilović