The Pedagogy of the Opening: Suhrawardī's Ethical Hermeneutics of Al-Fātiḥa in Nughbat Al-Bayān

Abstract

This article examines Nughbat al-Bayān fī Tafsīr al-Qurʾān, the Qurʾānic commentary of ʿUmar b. Muḥammad al-Suhrawardī (d. 632/1234), with particular focus on his interpretation of Sūrah al-Fātiḥa. Although Suhrawardī is widely studied as a formative figure in the institutionalization of Sufism through his ethical and pedagogical treatise ʿAwārif al-Maʿārif, his engagement with Qurʾānic exegesis has received comparatively little scholarly attention. This study offers a verse-by-verse analysis of al-Fātiḥa, examining both the philological character and the ethically significant dimensions of Suhrawardī’s concise exegetical remarks in Nughbat al-Bayān. Suhrawardī approaches al-Fātiḥa primarily through philological conciseness, with minimal speculative theology or juridical argumentation. By situating these philological and ethical dimensions within their proper interpretive context, the study contributes to a fuller understanding of Sufi Qurʾānic interpretation and highlights the significance of Nughbat al-Bayān within Suhrawardī's intellectual legacy. The study’s originality lies in its demonstration that philological conciseness itself can function as a vehicle for ethical signification within appropriate institutional and presuppositional contexts,a finding that challenges the assumption that interpretive richness requires discursive elaboration.

Keywords

• Suhrawardī
• Nughbat al-Bayān
• Sūrah al-Fātiḥa
• Sufi Exegesis
• Ethical Formation

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Fâtiha'nin Pedagojisi: Sühreverdî'nin Nughbetü'l-Beyân'inda Ahlâkî Hermenötik

Abstract

Bu makale, ʿUmar b. Muḥammad el-Sühreverdî’nin (ö. 632/1234) Kurʾân tefsiri olan Nughbat al-Bayān fī Tafsīr al-Qurʾān’ı, özellikle Sûratü’l-Fâtiha’ya dair yorumu çerçevesinde incelemektedir. Sühreverdî, tasavvufun kurumsallaşmasında belirleyici bir figür olarak, özellikle ahlâkî ve pedagojik eseri ʿAwārif al-Maʿārif üzerinden geniş ölçüde çalışılmış olmakla birlikte, onun Kurʾân tefsiriyle olan meşguliyeti nispeten sınırlı bir akademik ilgiye konu olmuştur. Bu çalışma, el-Fâtiha sûresinin âyet âyet tahlilini sunarak, Sühreverdî’nin özlü tefsirî ifadelerinin hem filolojik karakterini hem de ahlâkî bakımdan anlamlı boyutlarını incelemektedir. Araştırma, Nughbat al-Bayān’. Makale, Nughbat al-Bayān’da Sühreverdî’nin el-Fâtiha’ya yaklaşımının, büyük ölçüde filolojik yoğunluk ve ahlâkî çağrışım gücü taşıyan ifadeler etrafında şekillendiğini; buna karşılık spekülatif kelâmî tartışmalara ve fıkhî istidlâllere asgarî düzeyde yer verildiğini ileri sürmektedir. Filolojik ve ahlâkî boyutların kendi yorum bağlamları içinde değerlendirilmesi suretiyle, bu çalışma sûfî tefsir geleneğinin daha kapsamlı bir şekilde anlaşılmasına katkı sunmakta ve Nughbat al-Bayān’ın Sühreverdî’nin entelektüel mirası içindeki önemini ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

• Sühreverdî
• Nuhbetü'l-Beyân
• Fâtiha Sûresi
• Sûfî Tefsir
• Ahlâkî Terbiye

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