Posted by zeeshankhancdz on January 27, 2011
Tafsir of the Quran is the most important for Muslims .All matters concerning the Islam is based on proper understanding of the guidance from Allah. Without the help of tafsir there would be no right to understanding the different passages of the Quran.
The word tafsir is derived from the root ‘fassara’ to explain, to expound. It means ‘explanation’ or ‘interpretation’. In other language the word tafsir is mostly used for explanation and interpretation the Quran meanings and clarifies its legal implications. The word, tawil which is also used in this connection and is derived from the root ‘awwala’ and also means ‘explanation, interpretation’
The Tafsir is the language of scholars, its aim to get knowledge and understanding the concerning book of Allah and explain the meanings.Tafsir explains the outer meanings of the Quran and Tawil is considered the inner and concealed meanings of the Quran. Others opinion that there is no difference between the tafsir and the tawil. Allah says that: It is reported that a man asked Ibn cAbbâs about the day (mentioned in the Qur’ân) which measures 50 years, and Ibn cAbbâs replied: ‘They are 2 days which Allah has mentioned in His book, and Allah knows best about them’, and he disliked that he should say concerning the book of Allah, what he did not know.
There are many reasons that the tafsir is of great importance but the basic reason is that Allah has sent the Quran as a book of guidance to mankind. Man’s purpose is to worship Allah, i.e. to seek His pleasure by living the way of life Allah has invited him to adopt. He can do so within the framework of the guidance that Allah has revealed concerning this, but he can do so only if he properly understands its meanings, implication and interpretation.
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