Ibn Kathīr’s Ḥadīth Commentary Method and Text Criticism in Tafseer al-Qurʾān al-ʿAẓeem Cover Image

Tefsîrü’l-Ḳurʾâni’l-ʿazîm’de İbn Kesîr’in Hadis Şerh Metodu ve Metin Tenkidi
Ibn Kathīr’s Ḥadīth Commentary Method and Text Criticism in Tafseer al-Qurʾān al-ʿAẓeem

Author(s): Mehmet Ali Çalgan
Subject(s): Islam studies
Published by: Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi İlahyat Fakültesi
Keywords: Ḥadīth; Ibn Kathīr’s Tafsir; Commentary; Text Criticism; Text Analysis;

Summary/Abstract: ʿImād al-Dīn Ibn Kathīr (d. 774/1373), is an important historian, mufassir, muhaddith and Shāfiʿī jurist who lived in the 8th century. Ibn Kathīr’s work titled Tafseer al-Qurʾān al-ʿAẓeem, beside its tafsir identity, can be utilized due to its rich ḥadīth content and its com-ments on isnad and text of the ḥadīths. Ibn Kathīr, due to his competency in history and ḥadīth, analyzed the ḥadīth rigorously and noted any necessary aspect regarding the isnad or the text. In this paper, the analysis and criticism of ḥadīth texts in Ibn Kathīr’s tafsir is examined. Regarding the analysis aiming to understand the meaning of the ḥadīth, issues such as explanation of unknown words, utilizing the chapter headings, evaluation of all related ḥadīths, comments of previous scholars as well as Ibn Kathīr’s original interpretations are examined. Regarding the criticism of the text, issues such as general criticism under the heading of munkar which indicates a ḥadīth the text of which contains unacceptable meanings, specific criticisms due to conflict with the Qurʾān, the Sunnah, reasoning and historical facts, solutions regarding the ḥadīths which have conflicting meanings are examined.

  • Issue Year: 24/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 97-118
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Turkish