Zabur in the Quran: A Study on Tafsır Literature Cover Image

Kur’an’da Zebûr: Tefsir Kaynakları Ekseninde Bir İnceleme
Zabur in the Quran: A Study on Tafsır Literature

Author(s): Berivan İNECİK
Subject(s): Comparative Studies of Religion
Published by: Tekirdağ Namık Kemal Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi
Keywords: Zabur;Quran;Psalms;

Summary/Abstract: It has been seen that all commentators from Muqatil to modern times said that the Psalms is a holy book sent to the prophet Dâvûd. It is known that one of the next term commentators Biqai considered the holy book and has made long quotes and has shown the book of Psalms as a reference. Some of the later commentators said that the Zebûr mentioned in Quran is Psalms that Jews and Christians have, as Biqai did. When it follows to process that last fourteen centuries, approach of commentaries and their reading format was changed and distinctness according to time, geography and culture. In this article, essence of Zabur in the Ouran that takes part in Surah al-İsrâ 17/ 55, Surah an-Nisâ 4/163 and Surah Anbiya 21/ 105. One of our questions is if it is possible to argue that “Zabur” in the Qfuran is psalms in Tafsir literature.

  • Issue Year: 5/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 93 - 115
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Turkish