Muhammad bin Abd al-Aziz al-Khudayri
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Muhammad bin Abd al-Aziz al-Khudayri is a contemporary Saudi scholar of Quranic exegesis (tafsir) and Quranic sciences, and a professor at King Saud University in Riyadh. He is known for his research on exegetical consensus and his manual on Quranic vocabulary, al-Siraj fi Bayan Gharib al-Quran ("The Lamp in Clarifying the Difficult Vocabulary of the Quran").
Academic Career and Scholarship
al-Khudayri serves as a faculty member at King Saud University. His scholarly work focuses on foundational principles of exegesis (usul al-tafsir), lexical clarification of uncommon Quranic vocabulary (gharib al-Quran), thematic exegesis, and the study of inter-verse and inter-surah correlations (ilm al-munasabat).
In the field of exegetical methodology, al-Khudayri authored al-Ijma' fi al-Tafsir ("Consensus in Exegesis"), an analytical study examining the theoretical definitions, authority, and application of scholarly consensus in interpreting the Quran. He also composed al-Siraj fi Bayan Gharib al-Quran, drawing upon both classical and contemporary reference works to present simplified, direct definitions of difficult Quranic vocabulary, unifying divergent interpretations into cohesive formulations or preferring the strongest opinion. In the area of manuscript verification and critical editing, he participated in the multi-scholar academic edition of al-Tafsir al-Basit by al-Wahidi, editing a portion of the text covering Surat al-Baqarah.
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List of Works
al-Siraj fi Bayan Gharib al-Quran is a contemporary reference work on Quranic vocabulary (gharib al-Quran). It provides concise definitions for uncommon and difficult words across the entire text of the Quran to assist readers in understanding and reflecting on the scripture.