Principles of Hamîduddîn al-Farâhî’s Exegesis of the Qur’an and Interpretation of Surah al-Fil Коментарии Xамидуддина аль-Фарахи к суре «аль-филь»
Abstract
This article reviews the comments of Hamîd al-Dîn al-Farâhî (1930), one of the great thinkers and scholars of the Indian sub-continent, on the Qur’anic Chapter, The Elephant.
This study establishes the tafsir (commentary) principles of al-Farâhî and his different approach to interpretation of the Surah al-Fil and explains the people to whom this chapter addresses and its main message. It also narrates Abraha’s attack and the companions of Elephant being stoned and evaluates al-Farâhî’s original views and interpretation under the title of ‘Birds of Prey’. This article also attempts to criticise al-Farâhî’s viewpoint and approach to chapter al-Fil and gives a brief summary of historic Elephant incident. In the concluding section, the aim of the study and what the readers gain are clearly explained.
This study establishes the tafsir (commentary) principles of al-Farâhî and his different approach to interpretation of the Surah al-Fil and explains the people to whom this chapter addresses and its main message. It also narrates Abraha’s attack and the companions of Elephant being stoned and evaluates al-Farâhî’s original views and interpretation under the title of ‘Birds of Prey’. This article also attempts to criticise al-Farâhî’s viewpoint and approach to chapter al-Fil and gives a brief summary of historic Elephant incident. In the concluding section, the aim of the study and what the readers gain are clearly explained.
Keywords:
Farâhî, Elephant, Companions of Elephant, Chapter of Elephant, al-Farâhî’s method of commentary, al-Farâhî’s Commentary on Chapter “The Elephant, ” the incident of al-Fil according to Qur’an, birds of prey
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