Introduction to the
Principles of Qur'anic Exegesis,
 "Al-Madhkal ila Usul al-Tafsir, " -
[A5] Paperback - 100 pages,
by Usama al-Sayyid Mahmud al-Azhari,
Translated from Arabic with
Introduction and Notes by Mostafa al-Badawi.
*Published by Islamic Village, UK.




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Introduction to the Principles of Qur'anic Exegesis, is the English translation with notes of Al-Madhkal ila Usul al-Tafsir, by the premiere translator of Arabic texts Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi.


The Art of Qur'anic commentary or exegesis is one of the most essential branches of Islamic knowledge, because the Qur'an is the primary source of knowledge for all Muslims. The author, a teacher of Islamic Sciences at the illustrious Azhar University in Cairo, is in possession of a profound grasp of the traditionally scholarly sciences, as well as being fully conversant with the cultural, sociological and historical conditions of the times.


This unique book brings together, for the first time, traditional and new principles required in Qur'anic interpretation. It sets the challenge for present day scholars to take up the mantle of elucidating the Qur'an within our modern context and reinforces to the layman what a bewilderingly wondrous gift it is that Allah has placed in our midst.







Table of Contents :


---Translators Introduction,
---Preface.

---Principle [I] of Qur'anic Exegesis,
------The influence of the relation between the Qur'an and the various sciences on defining the tools and resources of the exegete.

---Principle [II] of Qur'anic Exegesis,
------The levels of Qur'anic guidance and their influence on the exegete's understanding of the Qur'an's universal address.

---Principle [III] of Qur'anic Exegesis,
------The Qur'an explains itself.

---Principle [IV] of Qur'anic Exegesis,
------The Prophet's Sunna is the second of the two Revelations, its source is the Qur'an and it is the explanation of it's meaning.

---Principle [V] of Qur'anic Exegesis,
------The exegete must acquaint himself with the Science of the Principles of Jurisprudence, because it contains important rules for understanding the text and analyzing it.

---Principle [VI] of Qur'anic Exegesis,
------The need of the exegete to keep up with the amplifications in the meaning of verbal expressions that accompany the expansion of the limits of knowledge of a given civilisation and the cumulative effects of its experiences.

---Principle [VII] of Qur'anic Exegesis,
------The effects of grasping the various manners in which the Qur'an affects the soul on understanding and analyzing the text, and the necessity of learning  that method.

---Principle [VIII] of Qur'anic Exegesis,
------The stories of the Prophets are expositions of the various cognitive styles governing humans throughout history.

---Principle [IX] of Qur'anic Exegesis,
------The axes of the various Surahs of the Qur'an and their influence on understanding the text.

---Principle [X] of Qur'anic Exegesis,
------Fundamental principles of the Qur'an or independent inference: a practical method applied by the community over the centuries to derive benefit from the verses of the Qur'an.

---Principle [XI] of Qur'anic Exegesis,
------Divine existential laws governing human societies permeate the Book and form the subject of one of the essential sciences of the Qur'an.

---Principle [XII] of Qur'anic Exegesis,
------The Science of the Qur'anic Purposes, one of the most important tools of the exegete.

---Principle [XIII] of Qur'anic Exegesis,
------Effect of the Science of the Derivatives on understanding the text.






More Qur'anic Books.
Also see the Qur'anic Sciences.

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