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The Famous Shia Exegetes of the Holy Quran 1 - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The Famous Shia Exegetes of the Holy Quran 1 2022-10-02 718 Views A Quranic exegete In a literal sense, the term “Tafsir” has its root from the three-letter word “Fa-sa-ra” which means to “clarify”, “interpret”, “explain”, “expound”, or “disclose”.

But in Islamic contexts, the term “Tafsir” refers to a branch of Islamic Sciences which focuses on explaining the meanings of the verses of the Qur’an or uncovering God’s will which has been conveyed by the Quranic text. In this case, Tafsir is referred to as exegesis or commentary of the Qur’an. Therefore, an author of a tafsir is referred to as Mufassir (an exegete).

Meanwhile, we are going to examine in this article the famous Shia exegetes of the Qur’an from among the and the generation that followed them. Contents Shia Exegetes From Among The Shia Exegetes From Tabi’ites and After Shia Exegetes From Among The The foremost among them was Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (PBUH), Master of the Shias and their Imam. He collected the Holy Quran and interpreted it (based on the manner it was revealed to the noble Prophet).

He had a book in which he had mentioned sixty different branches of the sciences connected with the Holy Quran, which in fact is the basis of all the books connected with Quranic Studies. As-Suyuti has said that Imam Ali (PBUH) was mostly referred from the of the Holy Prophet (PBUHH). He (PBUH) was martyred in 40 A.H. Among them is also counted Ubayy Bin Ka’b An-Ansari. As-Suyuti has included him among the ten who were confident in matters connected with the Exegesis of the Holy Quran.

He died in 30 A.H. Abdullah Bin Abbas was the first person who dictated to others in this field and he has been quoted by all other exegetists. As-Suyuti has counted him among the ten of the Holy Prophet (PBUHH) who got fame in this field. He has also said that the better-qualified people after the , from among the ten companions and from among the Tabi’ites, with respect to the interpretation and explanation of the Holy Quran, were the inhabitants of Mecca because they followed Ibn-Abbas.

Similarly, Ibn-Nadim, while mentioning the book written in the field of the exegesis of the Holy Quran, refers to a book by Ibn Abbas. He says that Mujahid quoted from it. Hamid bin Qais has quoted Mujahid, while Warqa’ has cited him through Abi Najih. Similarly, Isa Bin Maimun has also cited Mujahid through Abi Najih.