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Quran Tafsir Methodology — Interpreting the Quran

The science of Quran exegesis: its sources, types, major works, and the qualifications of...

Education Arabic Grammar (Nahw): The Key to Understanding the Quran

The importance of Arabic grammar in Quranic exegesis, the contributions of Sibawayh and al-Khalil, and the Basra...

Quran Tafsir Ibn Kathir: The Most Trusted Quran Commentary

An overview of Imam Ibn Kathir's Quran exegesis, its methodology of explaining the Quran by the Quran, Sunn...

Quran Tafsir of Surah al-Fatiha: The Opening Chapter

A detailed explanation of the seven verses that every Muslim recites in every prayer, the greatest surah of the Quran.

History The Battle of Hunayn (8 AH)

...Muslim forces, the Prophet's steadfastness, and the Quranic commentary on the lesson of overconfidence.

History Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani: Master of Hadith Sciences

...raphy of the author of Fath al-Bari, the most authoritative commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, and his contributions to hadith critic...

Quran Makki and Madani Surahs: Characteristics and Themes

...tyles, and content, and why this classification matters for tafsir.

Quran Asbab al-Nuzul: The Occasions of Revelation

The science of understanding the historical circumstances that prompted the revelation of specific Quranic verses, and how it aids in proper interpretation.

Quran Muhkam and Mutashabih: Clear and Ambiguous Verses

The Quranic distinction between verses of clear meaning and those whose precise interpretation is known only to Allah, and how scholars approach each type.

Quran Tafsir bil-Ma'thur: Narration-Based Interpretation

The methodology of interpreting the Quran through the Quran itself, the Sunnah, the statements of the Companions, and narrations from the Tabi'in.

Quran Tafsir bil-Ra'y: Reason-Based Interpretation

The methodology of interpreting the Quran through scholarly reasoning and ijtihad, its conditions for validity, and the difference between praiseworthy and blam