al-Istinbat inda al-Khatib al-Sharbini fi Tafsirihi al-Siraj al-Munir
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al-Istinbat inda al-Khatib al-Sharbini fi Tafsirihi al-Siraj al-Munir (Textual Deduction in al-Khatib al-Sharbini's Exegesis "al-Siraj al-Munir") is a specialized academic study by the Saudi scholar Asma bint Muhammad ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Nasir, prepared as a doctoral dissertation at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh during the academic year 1437–1438 AH (2016–2017 CE) under the supervision of Dr. Abd al-Aziz ibn Nasir al-Sabr . The work gathers, classifies, and critically evaluates the Quranic deductions (istinbāṭ) made by the Egyptian Shafi'i scholar al-Khatib al-Sharbini (d. 977 AH / 1570 CE) across his exegesis al-Siraj al-Munir .
Background and Scope
The dissertation was submitted to the Department of Quran and its Sciences at the Faculty of Usul al-Din . Its primary objective was to extract, organize, and analyze all textual inferences in al-Siraj al-Munir, a concise exegesis noted for its linguistic precision and contemplative insights . Through an exhaustive tracking of the entire Quranic commentary from Surat al-Fatihah to Surat al-Nas, the author identified and compiled 236 discrete instances of istinbāṭ .
Structure and Contents
The book is arranged into an introduction, a preliminary chapter (tamhīd), two main parts (bābān), a conclusion, and extensive analytical indices :
- Preliminary Section: Defines istinbāṭ, outlines its development, significance, and relationship to tafsīr, and provides biographical overviews of al-Khatib al-Sharbini and his exegesis .
- Part One: Al-Sharbini's Deductive Methodology: Divided into four chapters examining:
- Divisions of Deduction: Categorized by subject matter (Quranic sciences, creed, legal theory, jurisprudence, linguistics, and behavioral ethics); by clarity of the text (explicit vs. non-explicit); and by structural scope (single verses vs. synthesis of multiple verses) .
- Modes and Significative Channels of Deduction: Covering textual indication (dalālat al-naṣṣ), implicit meaning (mafhūm), necessary implication (iltizām), containment (taḍammun), semantic conjunction (iqtirān), and harmonization between texts .
- Styles and Characteristics: Highlighting al-Sharbini's phrasing formulas (such as «وفي هذه الآية دليل» and «تنبيه»), clarity, conciseness, analytical acuity, linguistic grounding, and theological attention .
- Sources of Deduction: Classifying primary and secondary works relied upon by al-Sharbini, noting that the majority of his deductions were cited and endorsed from earlier exegetes rather than originated by him .
- Part Two: Compilation and Applied Study: The practical core of the work, presenting each of the 236 deductions in sequential Quranic order from Surat al-Fatihah to Surat al-Nas .
Method and Findings
The author adopted an inductive, analytical, and comparative approach . For each passage, the inferred legal, doctrinal, or moral ruling is isolated, its underlying logical and linguistic mechanism explained, and then compared with interpretations from standard classical works of exegesis, legal injunctions, and Quranic sciences . The author identifies scholars who anticipated or followed al-Sharbini, notes dissenting opinions, and evaluates the most sound position based on textual and grammatical evidence .
The study concludes that al-Sharbini's deductions demonstrate breadth across multiple Islamic sciences, frequent application of Arabic grammatical rules, and alignment with mainstream Sunnism against Mu'tazilite and Qadarite interpretations, while also reflecting his Ash'ari and Shafi'i scholarly orientations .
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