The Qur’an assumes its auditors’ familiarity with Christianity—especially doctrines such as the Trinity and Incarnation—and has a range of terms for and estimations of Christians. In addition to nasara (Christians), People of the Book (ahl al­kitab), People of the Gospel (ahl al­injil, and Children of Israel (bani isra’il), Islamic tradition has identified other qur’anic concepts with Christians, ranging from preIslamic Arabian monotheists (the hanif) to idolaters (mushrikun) and those who are “astray” (e.g., Q 1:6–7). Click here to read more.Read More

All praise is due to Allah Who revealed the Qur’an. Peace and blessings be upon the Prophet who was characterized by the morals that mentioned in the Qur’an, upon his family, his Companions who taught the Qur’an and upon those who followed them righteously of the nation of the Qur’an. Click here to read more.Read More

A Brief Introduction to Qur’anic Exegesis by Ali Suleiman Ali aims to introduce students of sciences of tafsir to the historical development of Qur’anic interpretation from the time of the Prophet Muhammad (SAAS)* to the present day. The work highlights the nature, characteristics, and methodology of the Prophet’s tafsir. It also discusses the tafsir of...Read More

Qur’anic exegesis is a literary activity whose function is the elucidation of the clear and ambiguous aspects of the Scripture and its major principles. Schools of exegesis constitute a major discipline in Qur’anic studies referred to in Arabic as manahij al-tafsir, meaning ‘methodologies of exegesis’. Qur’anic exegesis has gone through a historical marathon journey that...Read More