The Methodology of Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (d. 463 AH) in Interpreting the Holy Quran Based on His Works: A Presentation and Study

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The study، titled: "Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi's Approach in His Interpretation of the Holy Qur'an"، aimed to explain Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi's approach to interpretation. The concept of interpretation by tradition، the approach of al-Khatib al-Baghdadi in interpretation by the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet، the sayings of the companions and followers، the concept of interpretation by opinion، and the sayings of scholars in it، the method of al-Khatib al-Baghdadi in interpretation by opinion، then the conclusion، and it contains the most important results and recommendations. The most important results: He took care of the traditional interpretation، so he interpreted the Holy Qur’an with the texts of the Qur’an، the hadith of the Prophet، and the sayings of the companions and followers. Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi did not stress the conditions of those who narrate the interpretation as the narrators of the hadith، and he indicated that the scholars have the interpretation of those who did not invoke it in the attributed hadiths. Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi’s sources in his interpretation، the Holy Qur’an، the Sunnah، and the sayings of the Companions Recommendations: Paying attention to the study of the scholars’ heritage and their efforts in the sciences of the Qur’an. Doing a study on the efforts of Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi in the principles of jurisprudence. Tracking the sayings of exegetical scholars whose statements have not been studied before، and they have exegetical sayings in the stomachs of his books.