Atif Ibrahim al-Mutawalli
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Atif Ibrahim al-Mutawalli, in full Atif Ibrahim al-Mutawalli Rifa'i, is a contemporary researcher in Qur'anic studies and thematic exegesis (al-tafsir al-mawdu'i) .
Academic Career and Research
Al-Mutawalli pursued his graduate studies in the Department of Tafsir and Qur'anic Sciences within the Faculty of Islamic Sciences at Al-Madinah International University in Malaysia . He completed his master's degree in 1432 AH (2011 CE) under the academic supervision of Hatim Muhammad Mansur Mazru'ah .
His scholarship centers on the intersection of media communication and thematic Qur'anic interpretation, exemplified in his treatise Suwar al-I'lam al-Islami fi al-Qur'an al-Karim: Dirasah fi al-Tafsir al-Mawdu'i ("Forms of Islamic Media in the Holy Qur'an: A Study in Thematic Exegesis") . In this study, al-Mutawalli examines the foundational characteristics and instruments of Qur'anic communication, categorizing its manifestations into six principal domains: creedal, political, military, social, economic, and cultural media . He analyzes communicative methods used in the text—such as narrative exposition, argumentation, parables, and diversified discourse—to formulate a scriptural methodology intended to guide contemporary Islamic media institutions .
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Suwar al-Ilam al-Islami fi al-Quran al-Karim – Dirasah fi al-Tafsir al-Mawdui (Forms of Islamic Media in the Holy Qur'an: A Study in Thematic Exegesis) is an academic treatise that examines the principles, methods, and manifestations of media communication found within the Quran.