Abstract:

In the classical period, some books in the literature of Tafsir mentioned of sciences that Tafsir gets help (istimdât). Yet, the dimension of relationship between Tafsir and the sciences hasn’t been dealt with in detail. By taking into consideration the dimension of relationship, Ibn Âşur discussed the issue again. It can be said that his views on the some sciences like Kalâm, Fıqh and Qıraât that were mentioned in the scope of istimdât in the classical period is important. According to his view, sciences like Kalam and Fıqh isn’t covered by istimdât of Tafsir. He suggests some reasons for this claim, but doesn’t elaborate on the reasons. Whether he added the sciences to scope of istimdât or not, virtually is associated with his view on the nature of Tafsir. But his views on this issue are open to debate in some respects. His reviewing the matter of istimdât that dealed with in the Tafsir literatüre on the basis of different reasons and his excluding some sciences from scope of istimdât is important for the study of Tafsir. Therefore we think that his ideas related to the issue will generally contribute to the discussions on the nature of Tafsir generally and its relationship with other sciences specifically.

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