Fahd al-Rumi
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Fahd al-Rumi (Fahd ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Sulayman al-Rumi) is a contemporary Saudi scholar of Quranic sciences and exegesis, best known for his academic contributions to the historiography of modern tafsir and Quranic studies .
Academic Career
Al-Rumi served as a professor of Quranic studies and chaired the Department of Quranic Studies at the Teachers College in Riyadh . Throughout his academic career, he contributed to university-level instruction and research, and participated in specialized scholarly conferences, including the symposium on Saudi Arabia's sponsorship of the Quran organized by the King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran in Medina in 1421 AH (2000 CE) .
Scholarly Contributions
Al-Rumi's scholarship focuses primarily on the history of exegesis (tafsir), contemporary interpretive methodologies, and foundational Quranic sciences. His major three-volume study, Ittijahat al-Tafsir fi al-Qarn al-Rabi' 'Ashar ("Trends of Exegesis in the Fourteenth Century"), surveyed and analyzed modern ideological and methodological approaches to Quranic interpretation . In a related critical study, Manhaj al-Madrasah al-'Aqliyyah al-Hadithah fi al-Tafsir ("The Methodology of the Modern Rationalist School in Exegesis"), he examined and critiqued modern rationalist trends in interpreting scriptural texts . He also produced specialized treatises on the codification of scripture, notably Jam' al-Qur'an al-Karim fi 'Ahd al-Khulafa' al-Rashidin ("The Compilation of the Noble Quran in the Era of the Rightly Guided Caliphs") .
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This contemporary scholarly manual on the Quranic sciences examines foundational areas within the discipline. It covers the historical emergence and systematic development of ulum al-Quran, the preservation and oral transmission of the text across generations, the prophetic instruction behind the naming of surahs, and the ethical qualifications and conduct expected of an exegete.
This contemporary treatise on Quranic rhetoric explores the rhetorical wisdom and communicative functions of self-evident propositions in the Quran. It investigates verses whose explicit meanings or conclusions are immediately graspable by the mind, examining why the text explicitly states necessary concomitants, mathematical totals, and linguistic truisms that are already obvious.
This three-volume survey and critical study offers an extensive examination of modern Quranic exegetical trends during the fourteenth Islamic century. It evaluates diverse interpretive methodologies, ranging from theological, scientific, and legal approaches to modern socio-rationalist, literary, and unorthodox readings across printed texts and modern mass media.
This specialized treatise on Quranic sciences examines the historical compilation and preservation of the Quran during the early Caliphate. Focusing on the official initiatives carried out under the reigns of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq and Uthman ibn Affan, the study details the motivations, drafting methodologies, orthography, and the preservation of the seven modes of revelation.