A Research Study of the Theological Discussions in Tibyan-ul-Furqan by Allama Ghulam

Abstract

Allama Ghulam Rasool Saeedi rendered extensive services in the field of Islamic scholarship and authorship. Among the few scholars who adopted a balanced and moderate approach in their writings, Allama Saeedi occupies a distinguished position. His final scholarly work, Tibyan-ul-Furqan fi Tafsir al-Qur’an, is a concise Qur’anic commentary consisting of six volumes. He successfully completed the first four volumes, and while working on the fifth volume, he had reached approximately five hundred pages, covering the exegesis up to Surah Ya-Sin, when the appointed time decreed by Allah arrived. It is regarded as a blessing of Surah Ya-Sin that his long-cherished wish was fulfilled: he desired to pass away on a Thursday night, so that he might be counted among those who attain the status of martyrdom by divine decree (shahadat-e-hukmi). Consequently, Tibyan-ul-Furqan could not be completed.Explaining the motivation behind writing this tafsir, Allama Saeedi writes:“After completing the commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, I resolved to compose a concise tafsir on the pattern of Tibyan al-Qur’an, and I proposed the name Tibyan-ul-Furqan for it.”Earlier, he had authored a detailed Qur’anic commentary entitled Tibyan al-Qur’an in twelve large volumes, along with a translation titled Nur al-Qur’an.The tafsir Tibyan-ul-Furqan is distinguished by its multidimensional uniqueness. Particularly in its theological discussions, it instills intellectual tranquility and spiritual reassurance, while strengthening beliefs related to Tawhid (Divine Oneness), Risalah (Prophethood), and core Islamic doctrines. This research study presents an analytical review of the theological discussions found in Tibyan-ul-Furqan.

Keyword: Tibyan-ul-Furqan, Theological Discussions, Divine Oneness (Tawhid), Prophethood (Risalah), Belief in the Hereafter, Belief in Angels.