Interpretation of kawni verses in ishari tafsir: The example of Al-Bahru'l-Medid tafsir

The purpose of the revelation of the Qur'an is to guide people to the right path. It has been researched in this aspect for centuries, and it has been used to reach the truth. Every commentator who has written tafsir books throughout history to understand the Qur'an has tried to interpret the verses in terms of his own scientific ability. Many reasons, such as the expansion of the Islamic geography, the entry of people from different languages, religions and cultures into Islam, opened the door to different interpretations of the verses. Efforts and efforts to understand the Qur'an have spread to sects and ideologies over time, so every sect and sect interpreted the verses of the Qur'an within the framework of mental thoughts. After a while, esoteric/ishari interpretations were added to the apparent diversity of interpretations in tafsir, thus an understanding of interpretation that we would call ishari/sufi tafsir emerged. The work of Ibn Acibe (d. 1224/1809) named el-Bahrü'l-medid, which constitutes our study subject, is a work that deals with the verses both externally and internally. We were curious about the author's way of handling, interpretation and evaluation of the kevnî verses, and we thought that a research in this way would be beneficial.