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
Israiliates and tafsir
The term israiliates is frequently mentioned in tafsir literature. Scientists relate the origin of israiliates to the early period of Islamic history, to the time of scholars, when some of them, searching for some extra knowledge and details from the narration about the Messengers and earlier peoples, turned to the words of the followers of the Ho...
By Safvet Halilović
The reasons for the revelaion of the Qur’an (understanding and the possibility of using it for educational purposes)
The question of the reason for the revelation of the Qur’an (ashab nuzul al-Qur’an) falls into exceptionally important questions in the science of tafseer, considering that the understanding of the reason for the revelation is an important condition for the proper understanding of the Qur’an. Moreover, there are Qur’anic texts which cannot be under...
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