Opinion and Ijtihad in Interpreting the Qur’an with the Qur’an

Abstract

The interpretation of the Qur’an in the Qur’an is included by opinion and ijtihad، and that the interpretation of the Qur’an by the Qur’an، which is through opinion and ijtihad is not necessary to accept it، but it is according to whoever interpreted it.

 The research dealt with the interpretation of the Qur’an by the Qur’an, the methods of accessing the interpretation of the Qur’an by the Qur’an, and the opinion and ijtihad in the interpretation of the Qur’an by the Qur’an.

The research concluded with important results, the most important of which are:

1 - The importance of focusing in the teaching of interpretation on the principles of interpretation and on the most correct methods of interpretation, which is the interpretation of the Qur’an by the Qur’an.

 2 - Interpreting the Qur’an with the Qur’an, which was used by the commentators of the Companions and those who came after them to this day. Rather, books were written about it, and it was one of the purposes of authorship.

3- Interpretation of the Qur’an with the Qur’an is not on a single pace, for some of it is definitive and judges its validity, and some of it is like opinion and ijtihad, and it is judged by its acceptance if it is surrounded by evidence of acceptance.

4 Practical examples have an impact on the output of topics and increase the lesson strength to strength.

5- The interpretation of the Salaf is specific and enriched in impact, language, opinion and ijtihad.