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Qur’anic Interpretation | Part 1 | Valid Interpretations of the Layman

IN THIS TWO-PART article, we address the basic misconceptions that cause Muslims to be deprived of the real message and infinite wisdom of the Quran. On the one hand, many self-proclaimed interpreters, denying the need for recourse to any classical exegeses or…

Are Western Muslims Culturally Tone Deaf?

Mosques arson, bombings and graffiti, citizen-packing of city council meetings to deny mosque building permits; “flying while Muslim” detentions; hate crimes and hate talk from pro-Evangelical Christian talk show hosts and guests; national, state and local political candidates who use an Islam-bashing…

A Companion Comes to Mind

WHEN I FIRST became interested in Islam (I mean when I actually conceived trying to live by it, understand it, when it had become clear to me that the Quran really was a Revelation, the Revelation, and that Islam really was the…

Introduction to the Principles of Quran Commentary
by Ibn Taymiyyah | Part 2

Commentary Among the Pious Early Generations The first thing to know is that the Prophet ﷺ explained the meaning of the Quran to his Companions just as he taught them its words. The Divine command—Thus you shall make clear to all people what…

Introduction to the Principles of Quran Commentary
by Ibn Taymiyyah | Part 1

SOME COLLEAGUES HAVE asked me to compose for them an introduction to [the science of] Quran interpretation (tafsîr al-Qur’ân). It should comprise the generally acknowledged principles (qawâ’id kulliyyah) by which one may (a) understand [the [message of] the Quran and (b) know its…