The Methodology of Imam Radi al-Din Muhammad al-Maqdisi in His Marginal Commentary on the Tafsirs of al-Kashshaf, al-Baydawi, and Abu al-Su‘ud: Surat al-Baqarah as a Case Study

Abstract

This study examines the methodology of Imam Radi al-Din al-Maqdisi (may Allah have mercy on him) in his marginal commentary on the tafsirs of al-Kashshaf, al-Baydawi, and Abu al-Su‘ud. It identifies the principal features that the author relied upon in his approach to composition, and explores how he connected Qur’anic verses with the Islamic sciences, including theology, hadith, jurisprudence, and linguistics, as well as other rational and transmitted disciplines, in accordance with the established methods of classical exegetes.