The History of Exegesis in Herat and Criticism of the Method of Interpretation of Anwar al-Qur'an

Abstract

The Holy Quran is the word of God and many commentaries have been written throughout history to express its meanings. In the Persian language, especially in Herat, along with the Arabic commentaries, commentaries in Persian have also been written. One of the famous and well-established interpretations in the Persian language in the contemporary era is Anwar al-Qur'an, which has attracted everyone's attention. The critical review of this work makes its place in the eyes of the audience more graceful and can also open the way to improve future works in this field of science. This article responds to the purpose of explaining the interpretative method of Anwar al-Qur'an, written in a library method and focusing on the text of the mentioned commentary, which methods and mechanisms were used to compose this work. The result of the matter is that in the composition of this work, four other interpretations were intended. Preference of points of view, expression of some rulings, medium volume, avoiding disputes and narrative method has been desired by the author.