The analytical and descriptive study of the prefaces of the selected Arabic commentaries Concept, Origin, importance, and analytical study

Abstract

Generally, every commentator of the Noble Qur'an writes a detailed preface for his Tafsir, in which he discusses the matters that are most imperative for the commentator, and by the study of the preface a person can understand easily and clearly the commentator's point of view about sciences of Qur'an (Uloom Ul Qur'an) and principles of interpretation (Usool e Tafsir). There are some important Question about the prefaces, that what is mean by the preface of Tafsir? what are the historical categories of these prefaces? What are the qualities and impotence of the prefaces of Tafseer written in Arabic, started From Imam Ibn e Jareer al-Tabari to this modern time?  We tried to provide the answer to above question in this article.