Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul al-Tafsir
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Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul al-Tafsir is a seminal Islamic scholarly work that systematically outlines the principles and methodology for interpreting the Qur’an, authored by the renowned Indian scholar Shah Waliullah Dehlawi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul al-Tafsir canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5630052 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul al-Tafsir Context triple: [Shah Waliullah Dehlawi, notableWork, Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul al-Tafsir]
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A.
Zad al-Masir fi Ilm al-Tafsir
Zad al-Masir fi Ilm al-Tafsir is a concise yet comprehensive Qur’anic exegesis that synthesizes earlier tafsir traditions and linguistic analysis, authored by the medieval Hanbali scholar Ibn al-Jawzi.
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B.
Kitab al-Tafsir
Kitab al-Tafsir is the section of Sahih al-Bukhari devoted to explaining and interpreting the verses of the Qur’an through prophetic traditions.
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C.
Jāmi‘ al-bayān ‘an ta’wīl āy al-Qur’ān
Jāmi‘ al-bayān ‘an ta’wīl āy al-Qur’ān is al-Tabari’s monumental multi-volume Qur’anic exegesis, renowned as one of the earliest and most influential works of tafsir in Islamic scholarship.
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D.
Tafsir Al-Azhar
Tafsir Al-Azhar is a renowned multi-volume Indonesian Qur’anic exegesis that combines classical Islamic scholarship with modern contextual insights and was authored by the prominent scholar Buya Hamka.
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E.
Umdat al-Qari
Umdat al-Qari is a major classical Islamic commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, authored by the Hanafi scholar Badr al-Din al-Ayni.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul al-Tafsir Target entity description: Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul al-Tafsir is a seminal Islamic scholarly work that systematically outlines the principles and methodology for interpreting the Qur’an, authored by the renowned Indian scholar Shah Waliullah Dehlawi.
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A.
Zad al-Masir fi Ilm al-Tafsir
Zad al-Masir fi Ilm al-Tafsir is a concise yet comprehensive Qur’anic exegesis that synthesizes earlier tafsir traditions and linguistic analysis, authored by the medieval Hanbali scholar Ibn al-Jawzi.
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B.
Kitab al-Tafsir
Kitab al-Tafsir is the section of Sahih al-Bukhari devoted to explaining and interpreting the verses of the Qur’an through prophetic traditions.
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C.
Jāmi‘ al-bayān ‘an ta’wīl āy al-Qur’ān
Jāmi‘ al-bayān ‘an ta’wīl āy al-Qur’ān is al-Tabari’s monumental multi-volume Qur’anic exegesis, renowned as one of the earliest and most influential works of tafsir in Islamic scholarship.
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D.
Tafsir Al-Azhar
Tafsir Al-Azhar is a renowned multi-volume Indonesian Qur’anic exegesis that combines classical Islamic scholarship with modern contextual insights and was authored by the prominent scholar Buya Hamka.
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E.
Umdat al-Qari
Umdat al-Qari is a major classical Islamic commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, authored by the Hanafi scholar Badr al-Din al-Ayni.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scholarly work
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book ⓘ treatise on Qur’anic exegesis ⓘ work on usul al-tafsir ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
prevent misinterpretation of Qur’anic verses
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provide a framework for sound Qur’anic interpretation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hanafi school of law
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linked to:
Hanafi school
Maturidi theological tradition ⓘ |
| author | Shah Waliullah Dehlawi ⓘ |
| circulatesIn |
Middle East
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South Asia ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Mughal India
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linked to:
Mughal period
|
| describedAs |
seminal work in Qur’anic methodology
ⓘ
systematic outline of Qur’anic interpretive principles ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic jurisprudence principles
ⓘ
Islamic theology ⓘ Qur’anic studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
abrogation (naskh) in the Qur’an
ⓘ
causes of revelation (asbab al-nuzul) ⓘ classification of Qur’anic verses ⓘ clear (muhkam) and ambiguous (mutashabih) verses ⓘ general (‘amm) and specific (khass) expressions in the Qur’an ⓘ interpretive principles for the Qur’an ⓘ relationship between literal and figurative meanings in the Qur’an ⓘ rules for understanding Qur’anic text ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic scholarship
ⓘ
religious non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryOn | methodology of classical mufassirun ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ other modern languages ⓘ |
| influenced |
South Asian Qur’anic exegesis
ⓘ
later works on usul al-tafsir ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical Sunni scholarship
ⓘ
earlier works of usul al-fiqh ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
methodology of interpreting the Qur’an
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principles of Qur’anic exegesis ⓘ usul al-tafsir ⓘ |
| partOf | Shah Waliullah Dehlawi’s Qur’anic scholarship corpus ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousViewpoint | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | The Great Victory in the Principles of Exegesis ⓘ |
| usedAs | textbook in traditional madrasas ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Islamic scholars
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students of Qur’anic exegesis ⓘ |
| writtenIn | 18th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul al-Tafsir Description of subject: Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul al-Tafsir is a seminal Islamic scholarly work that systematically outlines the principles and methodology for interpreting the Qur’an, authored by the renowned Indian scholar Shah Waliullah Dehlawi.
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