Miracles of the holy Qoran in the tafseer of Nasafi

ABSTRACTMaster ThesisMiracles of the Holy Quran in the Tafseer of NasafûHarun BULANIKThe University of FiratSocial Sciences InstituteBasic Islamic SciencesCommentary (Tefsir) Branch2005, Page: 159+VIIThe Holy Quran with its eloquence, manner, composition, spiritual influence inits reciting, wisely orders, influential messages, information about past and futureevents and with its all other aspects is a miraculous book.No doubt that the Holy Quran conveys a superior literary characteristic which istotally above Arabic language and all its linguistic forms. That?s why the people whowitnessed the divine inspiration at first could not say or deny anything about thesuperiority of Holy Quran. The characteristic which makes its opponents to hush andshows that the Quran is a divine book is called as Ejazu?l-Quran.Till now the subject of Ejazu?l-Quran has been studied from its scientific-religious aspects and so many works has been prepared around this topic. The subject ofEjazu?l-Quran has reached to its golden age in fifth century of the Hegira and also tookits place in (different kind of) Islamic books.In this thesis the book of Ebu?l-Barakat Abdollah b. Ahmed b. en-Nasafû(H/710) ?Madariku?t-Tanzeel and Hakaiku?t-Taveel? has been analyzed withaccordance to the subject of Ejazu?l-Quran. Also the view of Nasafû about the verseswhich mentions that the Quran is a Holy/divine book has been studied.In his Tafseer, Nasafû has enlightened the interpretations about Ejazu?l-Quranthat has taken place in previous Islamic books. Especially the standpoints abouteloquence of Quran and the manner of Quran have been taken into account by Nasafû.The entirety of Quran as text and meaning; its stories; its composition; beingaway from any contradictory as meaning and as eloquence; its information aboutunknown past and future events; its excellent teachings; its challenge to its opponentsetc. the aspects that Nasafû has taken into account as Ejazu?l-Quran. On the contrary toother scholars Nasafû does not confine Ejazu?l-Quran with some particular points.Key Words: Eloquence, Composition, Manner, Ejazu?l-Quran, NasafûÂ