Istikhraj al-Jidal min al-Quran al-Karim
- Author died
- 634 AH
- Editions
- Maṭābi‘ al-Farazdaq al-Tijāriyyah
Istikhraj al-Jidal min al-Quran al-Karim (Extracting Dialectic from the Noble Quran) is a treatise on Quranic argumentation and dialectic (jadal) composed by the Damascene Hanbali jurist, preacher, and historian Nasih al-Din Ibn al-Hanbali (554–634 AH / 1159–1236 CE).
Author and Context
The author was Abu al-Faraj Abd al-Rahman ibn Najm ibn Abd al-Wahhab ibn Abd al-Wahid al-Ansari al-Sa'di al-Ibbadi, known as Nasih al-Din Ibn al-Hanbali (and also referenced as Ibn Najm). Born in Damascus in 554 AH (1159 CE), he pursued studies in Baghdad and Egypt and was regarded as one of the leading Hanbali figures of his era. In addition to his legal, homiletic, and historical writings—such as al-Injad fi al-Jihad and al-Istis'ad bi-Man Laqitu min Salihi al-'Ibad—he authored works dedicated to scriptural reasoning and Quranic disciplines.
Subject Matter and Scope
The treatise belongs to the genre of Quranic sciences (ulum al-Quran), specifically addressing the discipline of Quranic dialectics (jadal al-Quran). It focuses on deriving and categorizing the argumentative techniques, logical proofs, rational refutations, and debate forms embedded within the text of the Quran.
Manuscripts and Publication
Manuscript copies of the work are preserved in library collections, including manuscript holdings at the Central Library in Riyadh.
The text was edited and studied by Zahir ibn Awwad al-Alma'i. It was published in Beirut by Mu'assassat al-Risalah in 1980, followed by a second edition printed in Riyadh in 1401 AH (1981 CE).
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