Abd al-Rahman bin Muadah al-Shahri
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Abd al-Rahman bin Muadah al-Shahri is a Saudi scholar specializing in Quranic sciences and exegesis, known for his study al-Shahid al-Shi‘ri fi Tafsir al-Qur’an al-Karim (Poetic Evidence in the Exegesis of the Quran) .
Academic Career and Activities
Al-Shahri completed his doctoral studies at the Faculty of Usul al-Din at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, defending his dissertation on 15 Sha'ban 1426 AH, where he received the grade of Excellent with First Class Honors . His dissertation was prepared under the primary supervision of Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman al-Shayi‘ and assistant supervisor Turki bin Sahu al-Utaybi, with an examination committee comprising Zahir bin Awwad al-Almai, Fahd bin Abd al-Rahman al-Rumi, and Muhammad Abdu Filfil .
He served as an associate professor at King Saud University in Riyadh . He also served as the general supervisor of the Tafsir and Quranic Studies Network, addressing inquiries and publishing legal and scholarly advisories on Quranic topics .
Scholarly Focus
Al-Shahri's research focuses on the history of Quranic interpretation, textual evidence, and the methodologies of classical commentators. In al-Shahid al-Shi‘ri fi Tafsir al-Qur’an al-Karim, he examined the importance, influence, and analytical frameworks of classical exegetes in employing Arabic poetry as linguistic evidence for understanding the Quranic text . His scholarship also addresses doctrinal questions surrounding the inimitability of the Quran, including an analytical study and critique of the doctrine of divine redirection (sarfah) in al-Qawl bi-al-Sarfah fi I‘jaz al-Qur’an . In addition to his independent studies, he has contributed to the review and verification of classical heritage texts in Quranic sciences .
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List of Works
al-Shahid al-Shiri fi Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim: Ahammiyatuhu, wa Atharuhu, wa Manahij al-Mufassirin fi al-Istishhad bihi is a scholarly study on Quranic exegesis. The work investigates the role of poetic citations in linguistic exegesis, the historical development of citing pre-Islamic and early Arabic poetry to interpret the Quran, and the methodological approaches employed by classical exegetes and philologists.