Abd al-Wahhab Abd al-Wahhab Fayd

Abd al-Wahhab Abd al-Wahhab Fayd (d. 1420 AH / 1999–2000 CE) was an Egyptian scholar of Quranic exegesis and a professor at al-Azhar University in Cairo.

Life and Academic Career

Fayd was raised under the guidance of his father, Shaykh Abd al-Wahhab Fayd, who served as his first teacher and dedicated his sons to religious learning at al-Azhar al-Dakhil fi Tafsir al-Qu…. He advanced through the Azhari educational system and served as an assistant professor (ustadh musa'id) in the Faculty of Usul al-Din (Fundamentals of Religion) at al-Azhar University al-Dakhil fi Tafsir al-Qu….

Scholarly Contributions

Fayd focused on Quranic sciences and exegetical methodology (usul al-tafsir). In 1398 AH / 1978 CE, he completed al-Dakhil fi Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim ("Extraneous Material in the Exegesis of the Noble Quran"), examining ungrounded and spurious accounts that infiltrated the exegetical tradition al-Dakhil fi Tafsir al-Qu…. He also authored Manhaj Ibn 'Atiyyah fi Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim ("The Method of Ibn 'Atiyyah in the Exegesis of the Noble Quran"), an academic study analyzing the exegetical approach of the Andalusian scholar Ibn Atiyyah, which was cited and utilized by subsequent researchers in Quranic studies Majallat al-Jami'a al-Isl…+1.