Safwat al-Tafasir () is a 20th-century work of

Qur'an The Quran, also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation directly from God ('' Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which consist of individual verses ('). Besides ...

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tafsir Tafsir ( ; ) refers to an exegesis, or commentary, of the Quran. An author of a ''tafsir'' is a ' (; plural: ). A Quranic ''tafsir'' attempts to provide elucidation, explanation, interpretation, context or commentary for clear understanding ...

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Muhammad Ali al-Sabuni Muhammad 'Ali al-Sabuni () (1 January, 1930 – 19 March, 2021) was a prominent Syrian Hanafi scholar. He is probably best known for his Qur'anic exegesis entitled Safwat al-Tafasir (The Elite of Interpretations). He died at the age of 91 in Tur ...

. It is an interpretation of the verses of the Qur'an, explaining their meanings and implications, and what can be taken from them. Its author relied on the most important sources for interpreting the Holy Qur’an, taken from the most reliable books of interpretation of the early imams. It also mentions the sayings of the later ones. The book Safwat Al-Tafasir includes a summary of the sayings of the imams of interpretation, in a simple style that makes it easy for the learner and reader to understand, and clear and useful expressions. It is concerned with interpreting linguistic meanings, rhetorical styles, and what the verses contain of implications and rulings. He cites from several other tafsirs including

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. He states in his introduction: "I have called my book Safwat al-Tafasir (The Choicest Selections from the Books of Qur'anic Exegesis) because it combines the best of the major detailed tafsirs in a brief, organized and clear fashion."

Exegetical Methods

# Explaining the overall meaning of the surah and clarifying the objectives that can be derived from it. # The connections between the previous verses and the verses that follow them. # Verbal analysis of vocabulary and explanation of linguistic derivations and examples from the Arabic language. # Mention the reason for the revelation of the verses. # Interpretation of the verses of the Qur’an. # Explaining the rhetorical methods (''balaghah'') in the Qur’anic verses and what they contain of metaphors and similes (majaz, kinayah, and isti'arah), and explaining them in a way that is easy to understand, and mentioning what is found of the rhetorical aspects, such as alliteration, antithesis, brevity, prolixity, and others. # Benefits that can be derived from the verses. # Subtle nuances (lata'if).

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Exegetical Methods

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