Omar R. H. The Choices of Sheikh Abd Al-Rahman Habbanka in his Interpretation of Surah Qaf in his Book Ma’arij Al-Tafakkur wa Daqa’iq Al-Tadabur: An Objective Inductive Study

Abstract

God Almighty has used the diligent imams of Muslims to do their best in deducing legal rulings from their original sources and outweigh what they see as consistent with the Qur’an and Sunnah.

The research discusses (The Selections of Sheikh Abd al-Rahman Habannakah in His Interpretation of Surah Qaf in His Book Ma‘arij al-Tafakkur wa Daqa’iq al-Tadabbur), followed by a biography of Sheikh Abd al-Rahman mentioning: his name, lineage, birth, academic upbringing, work, scholarly works, and death, along with an introduction to his interpretation (Ma‘arij al-Tafakkur) and an explanation of his methodology in selection and preference. Then, his selections in the interpretation of Surah Qaf are compiled. The research is divided into an introduction and two sections. The introduction includes two subsections: the first on the foundational concepts of the research, and the second on the definition of the interpretation Ma‘arij al-Tafakkur, followed by the definition of “selection” (ikhtiyār) linguistically and terminologically. The first section presents Sheikh Abd al-Rahman’s methodology in selection and preference, while the second section covers Sheikh Abd al-Rahman Habannakah’s selections in Surah Qaf.