The History & Principles of Uṣūl al-Tafsīr

Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī raḥimahullah (d.604 AH) writes under the verse وهذا كتاب أنزلنا مبارك in his tafsīr regarding the field of tafsīr:

Indeed I have worked upon many revelatory and rational fields of knowledge, thus I did not acquire through any of these sciences the happiness in my religious and worldly life like that which I acquired in the service of this field of knowledge.

The Qur’ān is the most important source in Sharīʿah, despite that, uṣūl al-tafsīr is not covered to a decent degree in the traditional Islāmic syllabus, this course is an absolute MUST for all students. I cannot emphasise enough just how important this course is. 

Course Outline

In this unique on-demand course, delivered in the English language, Maulana Taahir will be going through his 800-page book on uṣūl al-tafsīr titled Jāmiʿ al-Bayān fī Muhimmāt Tafsīr al-Qur’ān – the book is available in bookstores online.

Gathered from over 30 books such as Sh. Musāʿid al-Ṭayyār’s sharh on Ibn Taymiyyah’s famous Muqaddimah fi Usul al-Tafsir, Al-Fawz al-Kabir by Shah Waliyullah al-Dihlawi, Yatimat al-Bayan by ‘Allāmah Binnūrī, Al-Tahrīr fī Uṣūl al-Tafsīr by Sh. Musāʿid al-Ṭayyār, Nafḥāt al-ʿAbīr fī Muhimmāt al-Tafsīr by Sh. Muḥammad Shuʿaibullah Khān, Rawh al-Qadir ma’a Qawā’id al-Tafsīr by Mawlana Muhammad Ilyas Himmatnagarī, Qawāʿid al-Tafsīr by Muḥammad Nuʿmān, Ikhtilāf al-Salaf fi’l-Tafsīr by Muḥammad Ṣāliḥ Sulaymān, Al-Tibyān fī ‘Ulūm al-Quran by Muhammmad ‘Alī al-Sabūnī, ‘Ulūm al-Qur’ān by Nur al-Dīn ‘Itr and many other books.

Delivered by a scholar well-versed in uṣūl al-tafsīr, this course will, insha’Allah, be tremendously beneficial.

Course Duration: Over 25 lessons

Course Fee: £10 monthly for 12 months or £100 one-time payment

Course Format: PowerPoints by Maulānā Tahir as well as reading directly from Maulānā Tahir’s 800-page book Jāmiʿ al-Bayān fī Muhimmāt Tafsīr al-Qur’ān

Sample Lesson