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CUMHURIYET ILAHIYAT DERGISI-CUMHURIYET THEOLOGY JOURNAL, vol.23, no.2, pp.951-975, 2019 (ESCI)
In Islamic thought, the accumulation regarding Tafsir appears in various ways. One of them is the type of work called Anmudhaj that contains chapters about Tafsir. In the Anmudhaj type of works, the determination of the sciences to investigate may occur according to different criteria. These criteria may occur as a classification of science and they also can be limited to a few sciences. In this article, we will examine the Tafsir chapter from the work of Sipahizadah who took charge as a teacher and judge in the Ottoman Empire. That part constitutes the first chapter of the work called Anmadhajul-Funan which he symbolically limited the investigated sciences to seven. The other investigated sciences in the work are Hadith, Kalam, the methodology of Islamic Law, Fiqh, Bayan, and Medical Science. In the Tafsirchapter of the work of Sipahizadah called Anmadhajul-Funan, seven different issues are investigated in total. Those questions are "Does Bismillah count as a vow?" and "What is the order of the creation of the earth and the heavens in the light of the verse al-Baqarah 2/29?" and "Do the names of the numbers imply limitation (hasr)?" and 'What is the reason behind the borrowing of Israelites the jewels of the Egyptians in the light of the verse al-Baqarah 2/50?" and "The entry order to the city was given to Israelites in the verses al-Baqara 2/58-59, was this order given to them before or after their deviation?" and 'Where is the prostrated door which is mentioned in the verse?" and "How can we assess Fakhr al-Din al-Razi's questions and answers regarding the narrative differences between the verses al-Baqarah (2/58-59) and al-A'raf (7/161-162)?" Sipahizadah examined the issues of Tafsir through a historical which makes him the participant of the debate and allows him to the continue the present discourse through a critical reading. This makes the subject of work quite important. Because thanks to the work, it will be possible to catch some clues about the progress of the accumulation regarding Tafsir in the era the author lived.