Articles · Vol. 2 No. 9 (2026)

AL-HAKIM AL-TIRMIDHI’S VIEWS ON TAFSIR AND TA’WIL

Authors

  • Zafar FAKHRIDDINOV Imam Maturidi International Scientific Research Center Head of the Department of Modern Islamic Studies

Keywords

al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi, al-Maturidi, tafsir, ta’wil, wujuh wa nazair, Tahsil nazair al-Qur’an, mutashabih, Qur’anic exegesis, diraya.

Abstract

This article examines al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi’s views on tafsir (exegesis) and ta’wil (interpretation) as reflected in his work “Tahsil nazair al-Qur’an.” It shows that al-Tirmidhi consistently distinguishes between tafsir an explanation supported by a decisive proof such as a Qur’anic verse and ta’wil, the selection of the most fitting of a word’s possible meanings. Through an analysis of the five “aspects” (wujuh) that al Tirmidhi assigns to the word ta’wil, and a comparison with the usage of Imam al-Maturidi in “Ta’wilat ahl al-sunna,” the article argues that, for al-Tirmidhi, the “aspects” of a Qur’anic word are directly bound up with the process of ta’wil, and that “Tahsil nazair al Qur’an” constitutes, in effect, an exposition of the methodology of ta’wil and a refutation of those who reject the interpretation of the Qur’an’s ambiguous (mutashabih) verses.  

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