Principles of Tafseer
مأخوذ من أصول في التفسير
للشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين
Taken from The foundations in Tafseer by sheikh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-Uthaymeen
"Certainly from what is important is that in every science/profession a person learns the foundation or principles (of that science) that which will be an assistance for him in regards to his understanding of them and excelling in those principles, so that his knowledge will be establish upon أسس قوية strong fundamentals and دعائم راسخة firm support. As it is said "whoever is deprived of the foundations/principles then he will be deprived of (reaching) the aim."
"And from the most loftiest branches of knowledge, rather the most noblest of them is the knowledge of Tasfeer (explanation of Quran). The knowledge of Tafseer is making clear the meaning of the Words of Allaah Azza wa jalla. The people of knowledge have placed principles for it just as they have placed principles for knowledge of hadeeth (saying and actions of the prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم ) and knowledge of fiqh (jurisprudence)."
