Evaluation of children's books containing tafsīr content in the context of short surās

Allah Almighty has granted people the necessary knowledge and skills to advance their lives in the right direction and has made them vicegerents on earth by giving them various opportunities. These divine blessings prepare the ground for people to both know themselves and realize their responsibilities towards Allah. For this reason, it is innate for people to establish a connection with their creator, to have faith and to have a sense of religion. However, when people exhibit behaviors that are in accordance with their nature, they will live a happy life in peace with themselves and their surroundings. Knowing all the innate characteristics of man that He sent to the earth, Almighty Allah did not leave man alone in this search for meaning and clearly informed his servants about how they should live, how they should progress on the right path and how they should maintain the order of social life under the guidance of the Qur'ān. The Qur'ān has been interested in every aspect of human life and has been a guide. Therefore, the Qur'ān, which is a guide for all humanity, cannot be considered separate from children. For this purpose, it is an important necessity for children's hearts to be introduced to the Qur'ān from a young age and for interpretation studies to be carried out in accordance with their age level. Children's books with tafsīr content are among the supporting materials for conveying the message of the Qur'ān to children at an early age and raising them with the morality of the Qur'ān. In line with this purpose, in our thesis study, the content of short surāhs has been revealed by referring to basic tafsīr sources, and within the framework of the sample we determined, children's books with tafsīr content have been examined both from a pedagogical perspective and from a tafsīr science perspective. In our study, a document analysis from the qualitative research design was used, and within the framework of the findings, the possibility of tafsīr studies for children and whether the works written in the field meet the expectations were addressed interdisciplinary.