Consensus in Qur'an Sciences by Al-Tabari An Applied Theoretical Study

Abstract

This study, titled "Consensus in the Sciences of the Qur'an at Al-Tabari (a theoretical and applied study)", focused on what Al-Tabari—may God have mercy on him—reported regarding the degree of consensus on matters of the Qur'anic sciences, including generality and specificity, the drawing of the Qur'an, the readings, the copyist and the abrogated, the reasons for revelation, and the date of revelation. The inductive-deductive and descriptive-analytical approaches were used to approach the research material. This study is divided into an introduction and a prelude to the life of Al-Tabari and his scholarly stature. Additionally, there were two sections: theoretical, where I discussed al-Tabari's strategy for reaching an agreement in Qur'anic sciences, and practical, where I discussed the study of topics where al-Tabari recalled reaching an agreement in Qur'anic sciences. As a result of my research, I came up with several conclusions, including the following: Al-Tabari used a variety of expressions to convey agreement in the sciences of the Qur'an; He used the words "consensus," "agreement," and "negation of disagreement," and that it may convey the consensus in interpreting the verse, and it may convey the consensus in weighting between different words in the interpretation of the verse and may be conveyed in the citation. Al-Tabari inferred in his interpretation of the consensus in the sciences of the Qur’an to weigh the sayings, reject the weak sayings, and give preference to one reading over another.