The relationship between 'ulum al-Qur'an and usul al-fiqh: Abrogation in al-Zarkashī's al-Burhān and al-Bahr al-Muhīt

A dispute that has been discussed a lot recently within the circle of scholars is whether there is an independent methodology in the science of tafsir correlatively to whether the science of tafsir can be counted as an independent science or not. In the sequence of Islamic sciences, the field of 'ulum al-Qur'an/usul al-Tafsir that provides methodological information for tafsir activity and the field of Usul al-Fiqh come to the fore. One of the issues, which is approached in common within these two fields is naskh (abrogation). In this study, the sections that discuss on naskh in the works of Badr al-Din al-Zarkashī's (d. 794/1392) named al-Burhān fî ʻulūm al-Qurʼān that he wrote in the field of 'ulum al-Qur'an, and al-Bahr al-muhît fî usul al-Fiqh, which he wrote in the field of Usul al-Fiqh were compared and based on this subject the similarities and differences between the 'ulum al-Qur'an and usul al-Fiqh were determined. Thus, the important clues about the essence, scope, limit and functional value of 'ulum al-Qur'an and usul al-Fiqh were obtained.