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==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
The lexicographical meaning of the word "tafsir," which is taken from the root f-s-r, is to interpret, explain, or reveal. The word "tafsir" has been mentioned once in the Qur'an in the sense of explanation. | The lexicographical meaning of the word "tafsir," which is taken from the root f-s-r, is to interpret, explain,<ref>Jawharī; Ibn Fāris; Ibn Manzūr; under the word "Fassara"</ref> or reveal.<ref>Ibn Manzūr; Fīrūzābādī; Murtaḍā Zubaydī; under the word "Fassara", for other meaning see: Farāhīdī; Jawharī; Ibn Fāris; Ibn Manzūr; under the word "Fassara", Zarkashī, ''al-Burhān'', vol. 2, p. 147-148.</ref> The word "tafsir" has been mentioned once in the Qur'an in the sense of explanation.<ref>They do not bring you any representation but that We bring you the truth [in reply to them] and the best "exposition". Qurʾan 25:33.</ref> | ||
As to the technical meaning of tafsir, [[Allama Tabataba'i]] states, "Tafsir means explaining the meanings of the verses of the Qur'an and unveiling their indications and implications." According to [[Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr]] (d. 1400/1980), however, tafsir involves unveiling and thus does not include explanations of the manifest meaning of the Qur'an. | As to the technical meaning of tafsir, [[Allama Tabataba'i]] states, "Tafsir means explaining the meanings of the verses of the Qur'an and unveiling their indications and implications."<ref>''Tarjuma-yi tafsīr al-Mīzān'', vol. 1, p. 7.</ref> According to [[Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr]] (d. 1400/1980), however, tafsir involves unveiling and thus does not include explanations of the manifest meaning of the Qur'an.<ref>''Dāʾirat al-maʿārif al-Islāmīyya al-Shīʿīyya'', vol. 3, p. 47, Article of "Tafsir"</ref> | ||
In his ''[[al-Itqan]]'', al-Suyuti proposes the following definition: "Tafsir is a science that discusses the Quran's intended meanings in a way that is relevant to human understanding and comprehension." | In his ''[[al-Itqan]]'', al-Suyuti proposes the following definition: "Tafsir is a science that discusses the Quran's intended meanings in a way that is relevant to human understanding and comprehension."<ref>Suyūṭī, ''al-Itqān fī ʿulūm al-Qurʾān'', vol. 4, p. 194.</ref> | ||
==Necessity of Tafsir== | ==Necessity of Tafsir== | ||