Abstract
<jats:p>The Science of Tafsīr in The Tradition of Islamic Education and Instruction In both the classical and modern periods, works belonging to the genres of Ṭabaqāt al-mufassirīn and tafsīr history have predominantly highlighted the biographies of exegetes and the exegetical works they composed. By contrast, the processes of education and instruction in the science of tafsīr have been largely neglected. Yet the intellectual formation of mufassirs and the emergence of tafsīr texts are directly connected with scholarly teaching and learning environments. Consequently, a conception of tafsīr history constructed solely around the figures of exegetes and their writings remains necessarily incomplete. This study addresses precisely this often-overlooked dimension of tafsīr history, namely, its educational and instructional processes. The first chapter outlines the theoretical framework of tafsīr and situates its development as a scholarly discipline within a broader historical trajectory. The second chapter examines the teaching of tafsīr in the early period, prior to the institutional emergence of the madrasa as a formalised setting of instruction. The third chapter categorises scholars who taught tafsīr during the classical period according to the intellectual traditions with which they were associated. The fourth chapter is divided into two sections: the first analyses the venues in which tafsīr lessons were conducted—mosques, madrasas, palaces and Sufi lodges; the second surveys the works taught in tafsīr instruction, classified according to their relative popularity. The fifth and final chapter investigates practical aspects of tafsīr lessons, including pedagogical methods, debates and controversies, questions posed and their answers, as well as the influence of teaching practices on the formation of exegetical works. In conclusion, the study aims to demonstrate, on the basis of historical experience, the significance of tafsīr as a scholarly discipline for the Muslim community. Keywords: Qurʾānic exegesis; History of Qurʾānic exegesis; Teacher of tafsīr; Education and instruction; Curriculum</jats:p>