al-Ahadith al-Mushkila al-Warida fi Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim
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al-Ahadith al-Mushkila al-Warida fi Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim (The Problematic Hadiths Transmitted in the Exegesis of the Holy Quran) is a specialized study in Quranic exegesis and prophetic tradition by the contemporary Saudi scholar Ahmad al-Qusayr (Ahmad ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Muqrin al-Qusayr), published in 1430 AH (2009 CE) .
Origin and Scope
The work originally formed a doctoral dissertation in Quranic exegesis and Quranic sciences (al-Tafsir wa-Ulum al-Quran) submitted to the Department of the Book and Sunnah in the Faculty of Da'wah and Usul al-Din at Umm al-Qura University in Mecca . The author composed the book to address hadiths related to Quranic exegesis whose apparent meanings seem problematic or contradictory, gathering and examining discussions scattered across classical tafsir and hadith commentaries according to the methodology of the early scholars (al-salaf) .
The applied study is confined to traditions recorded in the nine major hadith compendia (al-Kutub al-Tis'ah): Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, the Sunans of Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah, and al-Darimi, the Muwatta Malik, and the Musnad Ahmad . The author also included the narrative of the Cranes (Qissat al-Gharaniq) outside the nine collections due to its historical attention and use by polemicists . In total, the book analyzes 76 problematic traditions arranged according to the sequence of surahs and verses across the entire Quran .
Structure and Content
The work consists of an introduction, two major parts, and a conclusion :
- Part One (Theoretical Study): Divided into four chapters, it defines the concept of mushkil (problematic text) and distinguishes it from ta'arud (contradiction) and mukhtalif (divergent traditions) . It explores the causes and conditions of apparent textual conflict, scholars' methods of resolving it (reconciliation, abrogation, and preference), and clarifies the specific category of problematic exegetical hadiths in comparison to problematic Quranic verses (mushkil al-Quran) and problematic hadiths in general (mushkil al-hadith) . It concludes with an overview and statistical index of classical scholars' treatment of these traditions in works of tafsir, hadith commentaries, and specialized literature .
- Part Two (Applied Study): Structured into three chapters addressing three specific classes of problematic traditions :
- Hadiths whose apparent meaning seems to conflict directly with a Quranic verse .
- Hadiths transmitted regarding the explanation of a single verse whose apparent texts seem to conflict with one another .
- Hadiths transmitted regarding the explanation of a verse that suggest an inherently problematic meaning, such as apparent friction with consensus, analogy, or established rational and linguistic principles .
Publication
The book was published in a single volume in Saudi Arabia by Dar Ibn al-Jawzi in 1430 AH (2009 CE) .
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