Quran is the 4th and
last sacred Holy book of Allah (SWT) revealed to Prophet Muhammad
(SAW). It is the book of guidance for all mankind. There is a solution
to every problem in Quran. We should read Quran every day with
understanding so that we can take guidance from it in our daily life.
Most
of the tafseer done by scholars are based on Hadith and saying of
Prophet (PBUH), you can get “Sahih Bukhari” a collection of hadith of
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) for your smartphone device from here:
For understanding Quran, we used the word “Tafseer” which means “to explain and describe”. Tafseer comes from the root letters (fa-seen-ra), or (fassara) means
to explain, to discover, to disclose (a hidden thing), and to
interpret. In Uloom al-Quran Tafseer is defined to be, “the science by
which the Quran is understood, its meanings explained, and its rulings
derived.”
A
person specialized in the Quran Tafsir will be better able to
understand the intended meanings of a verse, and derive rulings from it,
as compared to the average believer, who is not qualified to determine
sovereign from the Quran.
So
we can say that for a better understanding of Quran we have to do
Tafsir of Quran then we can implement it in our daily life. Shaykh Yasir
Qadhi, in his book An Introduction to the Sciences of the Quran, gives a
beautiful lesson on the relationship between Quran and Tafseer. He
says,
“The
Quran is like a treasure trapped in a glass receptacle; mankind can
view and benefit from this treasure, but they are in need of Tafseer,
for tafseer acts like the key that unlocks the treasure, so that mankind
can benefit from it to the greatest possible extent.”
Purpose of Tafsir
The purpose of Tafseer is to study the principles which the Quran came to clarify:
- The explanation of a perfect set of beliefs with respect to the Creator, and the relationship of the created with the Creator.
- The perfection of personal conduct and good morals.
- The establishment of a set of laws and code of conduct to govern individual and family relations.
- The establishment of laws governing social and political dealings between communities and nations.
- The narrations of the history of the previous nations, so that the pious among them may be followed, and the impious to act as a warning.
- To give the good news of Paradise and the blessings in store for the believers, and the evil information of the punishment of Hell in store for the disbelievers.
- To prove the truthfulness of the Prophet (SAW), and this is done by explaining the miraculous nature of the Quran.
Types of Tafsir
There are three basic kinds of Tafseer:
- Tafsir Bi-l-Riwaya: By transmission, it includes the interpretation of the Quran by Quranic verses and use of the explanations of the Prophet and his companions.
- Tafsir Bi-l-Ra’y: By sound opinion or by knowledge, is not based directly on the transmission of knowledge from the past, but on reason.
- Tafsir Bi-l-Ishara: By indication or from signs, it goes into the detail of the concepts and ideas associated with the words and verses of the Quran.
There
are many reasons that the Tafseer is of great importance but the main
reason is that Allah has sent the Quran as a book of guidance to
mankind. Man’s purpose is to worship Allah. He can do so within the
framework of the guidance that Allah has revealed regarding this, but he
can do so only if he properly understands its meanings, implication,
and interpretation.
The
Tafseer of Quran is of dignified importance if a person wishes
to understand the Quran with its true essence and meaning. Thus the
understanding of Quran is greater than a simple reading of translation.
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