Methodology of Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azeem and Tafsir Bayan al-Saada and Comparing Them

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University of Holy Quran Sciences and Education

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One of the methods of interpreting the Qur'an is the mystical method. Some recent and past commentators have shown in their works that they pay special attention to this method in interpreting the Qur'an. In this method of interpreting the Qur'an, the commentators try to extract mystical hints and nuances from the verses of the Qur'an. This article uses a descriptive-analytical method and library studies to express the methodology of two interpretations "Tafseer al-Qur'an al-Azeem" and "Tafsir Bayan al-Saada fi Maqamat al-Ibadah" and compare them. Imam Sahl bin Abdullah Tustari (200-283 AH), one of the commentators in the past, has used the mystical method in the interpretation of the verses in his Tafsir called "Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azeem". He did not interpret the Qur'an verse by verse, but spoke of limited verses in each chapter. On the other hand, Sultan Alishah Gonabadi (1251-1327 AH), another commentator in the past, used the mystical method in the interpretation of the divine verses in his interpretation called Tafsir Bayan al-Saada fi Maqamat al-Ibadah. In this book, all the chapters and verses of the Holy Qur'an are interpreted. In addition, the comparative interpretations of Qur'anic verses on Sufi terms and teachings are very prominent in this commentary, and it is an emerging phenomenon among the mystical interpretations of Shia.

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Quranic Science Studies
Volume 5, Issue 1 - Serial Number 15
December 2023
Pages 129-153

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