Some thoughts and suggestıons about the qualıty of a new tafsır hıstory

Tafsir (Qur'an exegesis) is the name of the Islamic Ummah's efforts to understand the Qur'an. The recording and introduction of this effort is the subject of Tafsir History. Although there are many in number, it is not possible to say that the works related to the history of Tafsir have comprehensively discussed the knowledge and culture of the past fourteen centuries. The development of many different styles in tafsir over time necessitated to categorize the studies of tafsir. When we look at the works written in the field of tafsir, it will be seen that the classifications, which are not very different from each other, are made and these classifications are united in a common denominator. The first period tafsirs were examined under the main headings such as Narration (Rivayah) and Dirayah (Reason) Tafsirs” and later they were categorized as “Fıqhi (Judicial), Lugawi (Linguistic), Madhabi (Denominational), and Ishari (Symbolic) Tafsirs”. Considering the nomenclature differences in the contemporary tafsir classifications and the classification of the tafsir in the first period, it is seen that the studies of tafsir in the first period were in the shadow of the social turbulences and political divisions, but in the contemporary period, the classifications are subject-centered. In our article, it will be emphasized that the history of tafsir should be written in the face of new developments. Also it will be underlined that the developments in the field of tafsir should be included in the historical works which will be written at the present time.