Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman al-Shaya
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Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman al-Shaya (full name: Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman bin Salih al-Shaya) is a contemporary Saudi scholar and professor of Quranic exegesis and sciences at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, known for his academic studies in Quranic studies, including Nuzul al-Quran al-Karim wal-Inaya bihi fi Ahd al-Rasul (The Revelation of the Holy Quran and Care for It during the Era of the Messenger) .
Academic Career and Teaching
Al-Shaya served as a professor in the Department of the Quran and Its Sciences within the Faculty of Usul al-Din at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, where he also held the chairmanship of the department around 1416 AH . In his academic capacity, he supervised and examined postgraduate dissertations; he served as the principal advisor for the doctoral dissertation of Abd al-Rahman bin Mu'adah al-Shahri on poetic citations in Quranic exegesis, and advised Musa'id al-Tayyar on the framework for his study on linguistic exegesis .
Scholarly Contributions
Al-Shaya's research focuses on the sciences of the Quran and the linguistic dimensions of exegesis . He authored Nuzul al-Quran al-Karim wal-Inaya bihi fi Ahd al-Rasul, a monograph presented at the symposium on Saudi Arabia's care for the Holy Quran and its sciences held by the King Fahd Glorious Quran Printing Complex in Medina . In this work, he addressed the linguistic definition of descent (nuzul), the theological distinction between inzal and tanzil, the various scholarly positions regarding the stages of the Quran's revelation, and the timing, duration, and circumstances of its descent . He also authored al-Furuq al-Lughawiyya wa-Atharuha fi al-Tafsir (Linguistic Nuances and Their Impact on Exegesis), examining semantic distinctions in Arabic and their interpretive consequences .
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List of Works
Nuzul al-Quran al-Karim wal-Inaya bihi fi Ahd al-Rasul (The Revelation of the Holy Quran and Care for It during the Era of the Messenger) is a Quranic studies research monograph examining the linguistic, theological, and historical dimensions of the revelation of the Quran, with a particular focus on the mechanics and stages of its descent.