Arafa bin Tantawi
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Abu Abd al-Rahman Arafa bin Tantawi is a contemporary scholar specializing in Quranic exegesis (tafsir) and Quranic sciences .
Education and Academic Career
Arafa bin Tantawi completed a master's degree with a thesis titled Inayat al-Islam bi-Tarbiyat al-Abna kama bayyanat-ha Surat Luqman (The Care of Islam for Child Upbringing as Explained by Surat Luqman) . He earned his doctorate (al-ʿalimiyyah) in Quranic exegesis and Quranic sciences with first-class honors for his dissertation titled Maʿalim al-Tawhid fi Fatihat al-Kitab (Landmarks of Monotheism in the Opening Chapter of the Book) .
He was appointed dean of the Faculty of Usul al-Din and Islamic Studies at Khatam al-Mursalin International University and served as a professor of graduate studies in exegesis and Quranic sciences at the Islamic University and the Higher Institute for Imams and Preachers in Minnesota . In addition, he served as the head of the Center for Rooting the Sciences of Revelation for Scientific Research and Quranic Studies (Markaz Ta'sil Ulum al-Tanzil lil-Buhuth al-Ilmiyyah wa-al-Dirasat al-Qur'aniyyah), where he authored specialized peer-reviewed research including al-Shufʿah bayn al-Jamʿ al-ʿUthmani wa-al-Ahruf al-Sabʿah (Preemption between the Uthmanic Compilation and the Seven Modes) .
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List of Works
This contemporary treatise on Quranic sciences examines the historical stages of the compilation of the Quran and their relationship to the concept of the seven modes (al-ahruf al-saba).
This research monograph in Quranic sciences focuses on the compilation of the Quran during the caliphate of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq.
This contemporary treatise on Islamic pedagogy and family counseling examines the foundational principles and methods of child education (tarbiya) in Islamic thought, utilizing the Quranic narrative and wisdom of Luqman in Surat Luqman as a pedagogical model.
This contemporary treatise on Quranic sciences and theology refutes the doctrine of al-sarfa (divine redirection) and demonstrates that the inimitability of the Quran (i'jaz al-Qur'an) is intrinsic to its text rather than external to it.
This contemporary treatise in Quranic sciences is dedicated to refuting the trend of organizing exegeses according to the chronological order of revelation (tartib al-nuzul) rather than the standard codex order (al-tartib al-mushafi).
Al-Itqan fi Dawabit Tasjil al-Quran (Mastery in the Regulations of Recording the Quran) is a contemporary treatise on Quranic sciences that establishes scholarly rules and criteria for the audio recording of the Quran. The work formulates precise standards to ensure modern audio recordings remain entirely free from overt and subtle errors, alterations, additions, or omissions.
al-Taqiyya Asas Din al-Shia al-Imamiyya (Dissimulation as the Foundation of the Religion of Twelver Shi'ism) is a contemporary doctrinal and polemical research treatise analyzing the concept of taqiyya (precautionary dissimulation) in Twelver Shi'ism from a Sunni theological perspective. It offers a concise exposition of the foundational role of dissimulation within Twelver Shi'i doctrine for general Muslim readers and Sunni laypeople.
Qat' al-'Ala'iq lil-Tafakkur fi 'Ubudiyyat al-Khala'iq (Severing Ties to Contemplate the Servitude of Creation) is a contemporary theological treatise that examines the concept of servitude (ibadah/ubudiyyah) and explores how all created beings submit to God. It investigates the linguistic and legal dimensions of servitude alongside its manifestation across humanity, angels, jinn, and the wider creation.
Ahsan al-Manahi fi Ithbat anna al-Rasm al-Uthmani Tawqifi la Istilahi (The Best Paths in Proving that the Uthmanic Orthography is Divinely Guided, Not Conventional) is a contemporary treatise in Quranic studies that examines the theological and legal status of Quranic orthography (al-rasm al-uthmani). The work evaluates classical and modern debates regarding whether the spelling system of the Uthmanic codices is divinely ordained (tawqifi) through prophetic instruction or a product of human convention (istilahi).
al-Manhaj al-Ta'sili li-Dirasat al-Tafsir al-Tahlili (The Foundational Methodology for the Study of Analytical Exegesis) is an academic treatise on Quranic exegesis designed as a university study guide for master's and doctoral degree students. The work establishes the conceptual and methodological framework of analytical exegesis (al-tafsir al-tahlili) and demonstrates its practical application through a detailed study of selected Quranic passages.
This contemporary academic work on Quranic exegesis focuses on the theological doctrines of monotheism (tawhid) contained within Surat al-Fatihah. Employing both thematic and analytical methods, the study investigates how the surah establishes the core tenets of Islamic monotheism, defining its overarching central axis as establishing humanity's servitude to God.
This contemporary legal treatise examines the Islamic legal status of reciting the Quran according to melodic modes (maqamat). Utilizing a descriptive-analytical methodology based on scriptural evidence and legal rulings, the work aims to distinguish between the prescribed beautification of the voice and the application of formal musical structures to Quranic recitation.