Critical Studies on the Quranic Exegesis

Critical Studies on the Quranic Exegesis

Analysis of Abū Hurayra's Quranic Exegesis

Document Type : Original article

Authors
Morteza Owhadi 1
Habiballah Halimi Jelodar 2
1 PHD in Quran and Hadith Sciences, Mazandaran University, Babolsar, Iran.
2 Associate Professor, Department of Quranic and Hadith Sciences, Mazandaran University, Babolsar, Iran.
Abstract
The era of the Companions is considered one of the most important periods in the history of interpretation of the Qurʾān. During this period, some companions of the Prophet interpreted the verses based on the teachings they had received from him. One of these companions is Abū Hurayra. He was al-Qāṣṣ (story teller), and he had a close relationship with the Umayyad Caliphate. These two characteristics of his have influenced the way he interprets the Qurʾān. It is necessary to explain his way of confronting the verses of the Qurʾān by studying all opinions and interpretive traditions of him and analyzing them. It seems that Abū Hurayra's interpretative narratives can be divided into three major categories: ontological, anthropological, and Qurʾānic interpretations. Why a personality like Abū Hurayra, in the younger generation of the Companions and in the middle of the 1st century AH, among the many themes of the Qurʾān, involved himself in paying attention to these four types of verses, is a matter that must be analyzed separately.
 
Keywords
Abū Hurayra
interpretive traditions
interpretation of al-Ṣaḥāba
History of the Interpretation of the Qurʾān
the Aage of al-Ṣaḥāba
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  • Receive Date 29 January 2023
  • Revise Date 16 March 2023
  • Accept Date 16 March 2023