“The role of sirah in the exegesis of the qur'an (In the context of tafsir al-Taberi and İbn Kathir)”

FATİH ÖZAKTAN

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The events, occasions and social changes that took place during the process of revelation have undeniable role and contribution to the exegesis of the Qur'an. The way the Qur'an was understood and interpreted by people who witnessed the revelation can be best apprehended by examining the social conditions of that society. This is because the environment and context of the revelation comprise of essential and secondary matters needed for interpreting the Qur'an. In this respect, Tabarī's and Ibn Kathīr's works on the exegesis of the Qur'an are two important sources that depicture the events and occasions of revelation in the most comprehensible manner. Due to the universal and particular relationship between the Qur'an and the Prophet, the elements of a request in the Qur'an, fragments, details and complementary factors of the commands in the Qur'an exist in sīrah narrations. In other words, although the essentials for Islamic commands exist in the Qur'an in absolute sense, their subsidiary elements and components are found in the life of the Prophet (sīrah) and companions who were active participants in his life. The Qur'an, in which most of the matters are concisely expressed and the Divine commands are succinctly conveyed, was gradually interpreted by the Prophet in a time span of 23 years. It was interpreted either through his sayings or approvals or through the natural flow of events whilst in affiliation with his companions. This could be expressed as follows from the Qur'anic point view: The essential reference and original source of the verbal and actual interpretation or commentary of the Prophet is the Qur'an itself. Key words: Tafsīr, Tabarī, Ibn Kathīr, Siyar, Sīrah.

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Lnaguage: Turkish - Type: Thesis - Number of pages: 347 - Date: 2016 - Country: TR