Abstract

This chapter investigates approaches to the Qur’an and tafsır in early Muslim modernism, the main figures of this period such as S Ahmad Khan and Muhammad ʿAbduh, and the characteristic features of modern exegesis. Later on, the chapter discusses Nursi’s definition of his collection and the place of the Risale-i Nur collection in Islamic disciplines, particularly in the discipline of tafsır. Through this analysis, the chapter provides supporting evidence of the argument of this book.