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Status and Importance of Tafsir | Ijaazah
- June 2, 2022
- Posted by: Tasneem Ragab
- Category: Quraan

Since Allah Almighty revealed the Noble Qur’an to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him, the matter has not been clear to many people? Therefore, jurists and scholars have worked hard in interpreting the Noble Qur’an in a manner commensurate with the situation in which Allah Almighty revealed that verse so that no error occurs in The matter is for people to be able to know the significance of each letter that came in the Holy Qur’an and to memorize it with complete understanding and awareness. Today, there are many books of interpretation that belong to the great scholars and commentators who have worked hard to explain everything that is mentioned in the Holy Qur’an.
Concept of Tafsir
The concept of Tafsir is clarified based on language and terminology. The idea of interpretation in language comes from the word al-Mufsir, which means revealing things, which means that everything that was mentioned in the Holy Qur’an has been revealed. Which was told by God Almighty to the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, to facilitate the understanding of the Qur’an for all people and what is meant by the revelation of those verses to people.
It is also known as the science in which the interpreter searches for the particular way of pronouncing the words of the Noble Qur’an, and what are the provisions of the Noble Qur’an and the story concerning the revelation of the verses to the Messenger of God may God’s prayers and peace be upon him.
The importance of Tafsir
The science of interpretation is among the valuable sciences. It is the science related to the Book of God Almighty and the science of understanding through which all the meanings that were mentioned in the Noble Qur’an are known through which a person is helped to reach the righteous deed and obtain the approval of God Almighty and that the person works with everything that is mentioned in the Quran The noble teachings, rulings and distance from what God Almighty has forbidden and forbidden, and through interpretation enables a person to know the truth from falsehood as it removes any confusion that a person may be exposed to.
Also, the jurist is able, through the science of interpretation, to reach all the legal rulings, as the Holy Qur’an is the first evidence through which a person can know all the orders revealed by God Almighty. There are many verses in the Holy Qur’an through which the Muslim person was urged To understand the Qur’an correctly so that the one who knows it will be able to see the purpose of God Almighty in the matter and not be confused by the issue so the interpreter must be familiar with some essential sciences to be able to interpret the Qur’an correctly.
The importance of Tafsir
There is, of course, great importance in the science of interpretation, which concerns many things that a Muslim person needs in life, as the science of understanding is for the sake of sciences. God Almighty has raised the ranks of the people of knowledge in this world and the hereafter, and the importance that exists in the science of interpretation is as follows.
1- It is the only means by which we can know and understand the words of God contained in the Noble Qur’an and reach the purpose behind those words.
2- The science of Tafsir is one of the sciences that enables a person to know many things that he is ignorant of, as we find that people vary in their understanding of the Holy Qur’an and what it contains.
3- Working in interpretation and ijtihad in knowing the intent of God’s words is one of the noblest deeds, as the Holy Qur’an is the most honorable thing found on earth, and God Almighty has pledged to preserve it until the Hour comes.
4- Allah Almighty raised the ranks of scholars and commentators in the life of this world and the hereafter with their knowledge and their diligence in the life of this world to convey knowledge to people. The Holy Qur’an contains all information related to life, such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, charity, religion, and other things that move in life and what is the wisdom of each. Something is happening around us.
5- The person who interprets the Noble Qur’an is one of the bearers of the trust and the heirs of the messengers on earth, and the bearer of the faith and its amount were among the functions of the Messengers of God Almighty on earth.
6- The interpreter also spends a lot of time in the company of the Noble Qur’an and memorizes it, and he is the best companion in life and the hereafter.
7- To learn many things that pertain to other religions, what they have and what they owe, and what a Muslim must do concerning other religions.
8- The correct interpretation of the Noble Qur’an also enables a person to treat enemies in a specific way that is commensurate with the type of enemy standing in front of them.