Issam al-Humaydan
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Issam al-Humaydan (full name Issam ibn Abd al-Muhsin al-Humaydan) is a contemporary scholar and researcher in Quranic studies and the Prophetic biography (al-sira al-nabawiyya) .
Scholarly Focus and Research
Al-Humaydan's scholarly work focuses on the intersection of Quranic exegesis (tafsir) and biographical tradition. In his monograph al-Sira al-Nabawiya min khilal ahamm kutub al-Tafsir ("The Prophetic Biography through the Most Important Books of Quranic Exegesis"), he examines the reciprocal relationship between the two disciplines, advocating for a dual perspective where exegetes utilize historical sources while historians draw upon exegesis . The study analyzes the treatment of Quranic verses related to the Prophet's life across major tradition-based commentaries—specifically those of al-Tabari, Ibn Abi Hatim, and Ibn Kathir—and contrasts their methodologies, thematic coverage, and documentation with early maghazi and biography works, including those of Urwah ibn al-Zubayr, Ibn Ishaq, and al-Waqidi .
In the subfield of occasions of revelation (asbab al-nuzul), al-Humaydan edited and provided hadith verification (takhrij) and chain criticism for Asbab al-Nuzul by Abu al-Hasan al-Wahidi .
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List of Works
al-Sira al-Nabawiya min khilal ahamm kutub al-Tafsir (The Prophetic Biography through the Most Important Books of Quranic Exegesis) is a scholarly monograph that examines how the Prophetic biography (sira) is represented across major works of Quranic exegesis (tafsir). It investigates the interrelationship between the two fields, comparing the methodology, scope, and documentation found in major tradition-based commentaries with those of traditional sira and maghazi compilations.