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In ''[[al-Mizan]]'', [[Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i]], a prominent Shi'a exegete, has surveyed many topics such as [[monotheism]],<ref>Ṭabāṭabāʾī, ''al-Mīzān'', vol. 6, p. 86-91.</ref> [[Imamate]],<ref>Ṭabāṭabāʾī, ''al-Mīzān'', vol. 1, p. 270-276.</ref> and [[intercession]]<ref>Ṭabāṭabāʾī, ''al-Mīzān'', vol. 6, p. 157-186.</ref> from a Quranic perspective.<ref>Ṭabāṭabāʾī, ''al-Mīzān'', vol. 1, p. 157-186, vol. 2, p. 260-278, vol. 6, p. 86-104.</ref> Thus, he is characterized by some people as a pioneer in thematic exegesis.<ref>Markaz-i Farhang wa Maʿārif-i Qurʾān, ''Dāʾirat al-maʿārif-i Qurʾān-i karīm'', vol. 8, p. 365.</ref> | In ''[[al-Mizan]]'', [[Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i]], a prominent Shi'a exegete, has surveyed many topics such as [[monotheism]],<ref>Ṭabāṭabāʾī, ''al-Mīzān'', vol. 6, p. 86-91.</ref> [[Imamate]],<ref>Ṭabāṭabāʾī, ''al-Mīzān'', vol. 1, p. 270-276.</ref> and [[intercession]]<ref>Ṭabāṭabāʾī, ''al-Mīzān'', vol. 6, p. 157-186.</ref> from a Quranic perspective.<ref>Ṭabāṭabāʾī, ''al-Mīzān'', vol. 1, p. 157-186, vol. 2, p. 260-278, vol. 6, p. 86-104.</ref> Thus, he is characterized by some people as a pioneer in thematic exegesis.<ref>Markaz-i Farhang wa Maʿārif-i Qurʾān, ''Dāʾirat al-maʿārif-i Qurʾān-i karīm'', vol. 8, p. 365.</ref> | ||
Ja'far Subhani believes that al-Allama al-Majlisi might be considered as the first person who deployed methods of thematic exegesis, because he opens every section of his ''[[Bihar al-anwar]]'' with relevant Quranic verses and short exegesis thereof.<ref>Subḥānī, ''Manshūr-i jāwīd'', vol. 1, p. 24.</ref> [[Muhammad Hadi Ma'rifat]] characterizes al-Allama al-Majlisi's thematic exegesis as the most meticulous and comprehensive classification of Quranic verses concerning various Islamic doctrines, and in his view, it still remains unparalleled.<ref>Maʿrifat, ''Tafsīr wa mufassirān'', vol. 2, p. 531.</ref> | [[Ja'far Subhani]] believes that [[Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi|al-Allama al-Majlisi]] might be considered as the first person who deployed methods of thematic exegesis, because he opens every section of his ''[[Bihar al-anwar]]'' with relevant Quranic verses and short exegesis thereof.<ref>Subḥānī, ''Manshūr-i jāwīd'', vol. 1, p. 24.</ref> [[Muhammad Hadi Ma'rifat]] characterizes al-Allama al-Majlisi's thematic exegesis as the most meticulous and comprehensive classification of Quranic verses concerning various Islamic doctrines, and in his view, it still remains unparalleled.<ref>Maʿrifat, ''Tafsīr wa mufassirān'', vol. 2, p. 531.</ref> | ||
Among [[Sunni]] exegetes, the first practitioner of thematic exegesis was [[Shaykh Muhammad Abduh]] (1266/1849 | Among [[Sunni]] exegetes, the first practitioner of thematic exegesis was [[Shaykh Muhammad Abduh]] (1266/1849 - 1323/1905).<ref>ʿUmrī, ''Dirāsāt fī al-tafsīr al-mawḍūʿī'', p. 56-57.</ref> Moreover, [[Shaykh Mahmud Shaltut]] (1311/1893 - 1383/1963), a Sunni jurisprudent, deployed methods of thematic exegesis in his jurisprudential exegesis of the Qur'an.<ref>ʿUmrī, ''Dirāsāt fī al-tafsīr al-mawḍūʿī'', p. 63.</ref> Some books were written about different themes of the Qur'an, such as ''al-Qur'an wa l-qital'' (the Qur'an and wars) and ''al-Qur'an wa l-mar'a'' (the Qur'an and women).<ref>Markaz-i Farhang wa Maʿārif-i Qurʾān, ''Dāʾirat al-maʿārif-i Qurʾān-i karīm'', vol. 8, p. 364.</ref> | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
Many thematic exegeses have been written, such as thematic dictionaries of the Qur'an, in which Quranic verses concerning specific topics are gathered. Such works include the following: | Many thematic exegeses have been written, such as thematic dictionaries of the Qur'an, in which Quranic verses concerning specific topics are gathered. Such works include the following: | ||
* The fourteen-volume exegesis of ''Manshur-i jawid-i Qur'an'', by Ja'far Subhani. The author refers to the work as the first thematic exegesis of the Qur'an in Persian.<ref>Subḥānī, ''Manshūr-i jāwīd'', vol. 1, p. 2.</ref> Other thematic exegeses of the Qur'an include: ''[[Payam-i Qur'an]]'' (the message of the Qur'an) by [[Nasir Makarim Shirazi]] in ten volumes, ''[[Tafsir-i mawdu'i-yi Qur'an]]'' (thematic exegesis of the Qur'an) by [[Abd Allah Jawadi Amuli]] in seventeen volumes, and ''[[Ma'arif-i Qur'an]]'' (teachings of the Qur'an) by Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi, which is written in ten sections:<ref>Miṣbāḥ Yazdī, ''Maʿārif-i Qurʾān'', p. 14-16.</ref> [[theology]], the world (cosmology), the human being, the path, the [[prophethood|guide]], the Qur'an, [[ethics]], [[worships]], individual rulings, and social rulings.<ref>Rajabī, ''Tafsīr-i mawḍūʿī-yi Qurʾān az manẓar-i ustād Muḥammad Taqī Miṣbāḥ Yazdī'', p. 130-142.</ref> | *The fourteen-volume exegesis of ''Manshur-i jawid-i Qur'an'', by Ja'far Subhani. The author refers to the work as the first thematic exegesis of the Qur'an in Persian.<ref>Subḥānī, ''Manshūr-i jāwīd'', vol. 1, p. 2.</ref> Other thematic exegeses of the Qur'an include: ''[[Payam-i Qur'an]]'' (the message of the Qur'an) by [[Nasir Makarim Shirazi]] in ten volumes, ''[[Tafsir-i mawdu'i-yi Qur'an]]'' (thematic exegesis of the Qur'an) by [[Abd Allah Jawadi Amuli]] in seventeen volumes, and ''[[Ma'arif-i Qur'an]]'' (teachings of the Qur'an) by Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi, which is written in ten sections:<ref>Miṣbāḥ Yazdī, ''Maʿārif-i Qurʾān'', p. 14-16.</ref> [[theology]], the world (cosmology), the human being, the path, the [[prophethood|guide]], the Qur'an, [[ethics]], [[worships]], individual rulings, and social rulings.<ref>Rajabī, ''Tafsīr-i mawḍūʿī-yi Qurʾān az manẓar-i ustād Muḥammad Taqī Miṣbāḥ Yazdī'', p. 130-142.</ref> | ||
In addition to thematic exegeses, many works have been written to provide easier access to Quranic verses concerning particular topics, which are known as thematic dictionaries of the Qur'an, such as ''Tafsil al-ayat'' by Jules La Beaume, ''[[al-Mu'jam al-mufahras li alfaz al-Qur'an al-karim]]'' by [[Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqi]], ''al-Madkhal ila l-tafsir al-mawdu'i li l-Qur'an al-karim'' by | In addition to thematic exegeses, many works have been written to provide easier access to Quranic verses concerning particular topics, which are known as thematic dictionaries of the Qur'an, such as ''Tafsil al-ayat'' by Jules La Beaume, ''[[al-Mu'jam al-mufahras li alfaz al-Qur'an al-karim]]'' by [[Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqi]], ''al-Madkhal ila l-tafsir al-mawdu'i li l-Qur'an al-karim'' by Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Abtahi, ''Farhang-i mawdu'i-yi Qur'an'' by Mahmud Ramyar, Farhang-i mawdu'i-yi Qur'an-i majid by Kamran Fani and Baha' al-Din Khurramshahi, ''Furugh-i bi payan'' by Abd al-Majid Mu'adikhah, and ''[[Farhang-i Qur'an]]'' by [[Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani]], which was written in cooperation with the Center for the Culture and Teachings of the Noble Qur'an.<ref>Markaz-i Farhang wa Maʿārif-i Qurʾān, ''Dāʾirat al-maʿārif-i Qurʾān-i karīm'', vol. 8, p. 367.</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||