Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul al-Tafsir

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Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul al-Tafsir is a seminal Islamic scholarly work that systematically outlines the principles and methodology for interpreting the Qur’an, authored by the renowned Indian scholar Shah Waliullah Dehlawi.

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instanceOf Islamic scholarly work
book
treatise on Qur’anic exegesis
work on usul al-tafsir
aimsTo prevent misinterpretation of Qur’anic verses
provide a framework for sound Qur’anic interpretation
associatedWith Hanafi school of law NERFINISHED
Maturidi theological tradition
author Shah Waliullah Dehlawi NERFINISHED
circulatesIn Middle East NERFINISHED
South Asia NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Mughal India NERFINISHED
describedAs seminal work in Qur’anic methodology
systematic outline of Qur’anic interpretive principles
field Islamic jurisprudence principles
Islamic theology
Qur’anic studies
focusesOn abrogation (naskh) in the Qur’an
causes of revelation (asbab al-nuzul)
classification of Qur’anic verses
clear (muhkam) and ambiguous (mutashabih) verses
general (‘amm) and specific (khass) expressions in the Qur’an
interpretive principles for the Qur’an
relationship between literal and figurative meanings in the Qur’an
rules for understanding Qur’anic text
genre Islamic scholarship
religious non-fiction
hasCommentaryOn methodology of classical mufassirun
hasTranslation English
Urdu
other modern languages
influenced South Asian Qur’anic exegesis
later works on usul al-tafsir
influencedBy classical Sunni scholarship
earlier works of usul al-fiqh
language Arabic
Persian
mainTopic methodology of interpreting the Qur’an
principles of Qur’anic exegesis
usul al-tafsir NERFINISHED
partOf Shah Waliullah Dehlawi’s Qur’anic scholarship corpus
placeOfOrigin Indian subcontinent
religiousTradition Islam
religiousViewpoint Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
titleMeaning The Great Victory in the Principles of Exegesis NERFINISHED
usedAs textbook in traditional madrasas
usedBy Islamic scholars
students of Qur’anic exegesis
writtenIn 18th century

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Shah Waliullah Dehlawi notableWork Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul al-Tafsir