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An Analytical Study of Tafsiri Patterns of Sheikh Wahba al-Zuhieli in the Light of al-Tafsir-ul-Munir

Abstract

Holy Quran is the primary source of Islamic Law. It has a wide horizon of meanings and multiple branches of knowledge. Al-Tafsir-ul-Munir is one of the famous modern interpretations of the Holy Quran in the Arabic language. It is written by Sheikh Wahba Mustafa Al-Zuhieli, who is one of the great Islamic Shariah scholars. He was born in 1932 and died on 8th August 2015. He was awarded the doctorate after his thesis work on comparative laws. Therefore, he could produce several worthy books in the field of Islamic Shariah. Al-Tafsir-ul-Munir, in 17 volumes, deals with the interpretation of the Holy Quran in the doctrine, law, and methodology. The writer becomes unique by his best efforts in dividing the Quranic verses into objective units with illustrated titles, highlighting what is included in each chapter as a whole, dealing with clarification of linguistics, composing the reasons for the verses, presenting the stories of the prophets and major events of Islam from authentic sources. The book is not merry traditional Tafsir of the Holy Quran but a great interpretation that also deals with modern-day social, political, and economic issues from the perspectives of the Holy Quran.