Mullah Ali Qari’s Style in Tafseer-e-Ishari: A Special Study of Tafseer Anwar-ul-Quran and Asrar-ul-Furqan

ملا علی قاری کا اسلوبِ تفسیرِ اشاری: تفسیر انوار القران واسرار الفرقان کا اختصاصی مطالعہ

Abstract

Quran e Majeed has always been a focus point of every learned fellow because it is the real source of knowledge.Therefore the learners have produced great works of Quranic studies. A renowned Claric Mulla Ali Qari (1014 H) occupies a distinguished place regarding his own works on Quranic studies. He has done remarkable work on Quran that comprises of Tafseer Anwar ul Quran (5 volumes). Tafseer Anwar-ul-Quran by Mullah Ali Qari is one of the best representative of Ashari Tafseer. Tafseer-e-Ashari means gaining access to the hidden and precise meanings of the Quranic words which do not contradict with Shari'ah. Ali Qari, while paving the way for harmony and adaptation with the relics, has made the same interpretations that have been criticized. This article illustrates the successful attempt to reconcile them and their style.