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Israilijati – judeo – kršćanska predanja u tefsirima
Israiliyyat – Judeo – Christian Narrative in Tafseer

Author(s): Ferid Dautović
Subject(s): Philosophy of Religion, History of Islam, Qur’anic studies
Published by: Rijaset Islamske zajednice u Bosni i Hercegovini
Keywords: tefseer; mufessir; israiliyyat; Christian narratives; Jewish narrative;

Summary/Abstract: In this article, the author thematizes the use of israiliyyat, Jewish and Christian narratives that found the place in traditional tafseer. In the first part of the article, the author explains the term israiliyyat and then moves forward to making a distinction between the three kinds of israilyyats: permissible, impermissible and those in regards to which the Shariah is silent. A special chapter is dedicated to explaining how the israiliyyat were included in the books of tefseer. The major part of this article relates to the flaws and the risks of using and quoting the israiliyyats in Quranic exegesis. As a conclusion, the author here presents some opinions of the traditional as well as of the modern mufessirs regarding the israiliyyat.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 89
  • Page Range: 48-52
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Bosnian