al-Tafsir al-Mawdui 2 - Jamiat al-Madina
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al-Tafsir al-Mawdui 2 - Jamiat al-Madina (Thematic Exegesis 2 – Al-Madinah International University) is an academic textbook in one volume prepared and published by Jamiat al-Madina al-Alamiya for its undergraduate curriculum . Assigned the course code IUQR4093, the work serves as an instructional guide to thematic Quranic commentary (al-tafsir al-mawdui) for bachelor's degree students .
Purpose and Scope
The textbook defines thematic exegesis as the discipline that extracts specific subjects from the Quran, gathers the verses pertinent to each theme, and organizes them into structured sections, chapters, or headings to thoroughly examine the topic . It notes that the practice of synthesizing verses on a single theme has roots in the era of revelation itself, where concise passages were clarified by more detailed verses elsewhere in the text .
Method and Content
The curriculum incorporates multiple facets of thematic study:
- Topical analysis: Gathering scattered Quranic passages on a given ethical or legal subject, such as enjoining good and forbidding wrong through Quranic morality .
- Thematic unity of chapters (al-wahda al-mawduiyya): Identifying the primary axis and core objective around which the verses of an individual surah revolve, analyzing structural elements and recurring motifs across the chapter .
- Supporting evidence: Drawing upon prophetic hadiths, the statements of classical imams, and Arabic linguistic references to elucidate the intended meanings of the verses .
The text also highlights modern institutional developments in the discipline, noting the academic initiative launched in 1973 at the Faculty of Usul al-Din at Al-Azhar University, which directed postgraduate researchers to study the thematic objectives of Quranic chapters .
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