Learning Tafseer

My lovely sister, Kak Wan Mai yesterday mentioned that when we learn Tafseer of the Quran, we should aim to feed ourselves in 3 aspects: suluki (obedience of heart), fikri (the way we think) and amali (action).



Being a daie/naqib naqibah/murabbi murabbiah, this is what you should be aiming for when you deliver your message. You want to make sure (or at least try) that the tafseer caters and address the way the audience think,  increase their obedience for Allah and make them see the practical side of things i.e have ideas on what can practically be done when they go home.

May Allah give us the right understanding in His Deen and Quran, and we should try to read and do our research more. Surely we don't want to spread the wrong messages!



And needless to say, when you read tafseer for your own gain, you should ask yourselves too if you have covered all three.



When you are covering any tafseer, try to get a few sources as different speakers or mufassirin tend to approach differently i.e some are more suluki, some amali, and some fikri. Take Nouman Ali Khan for instance, I find that his way is more fikri. But of course, he covered the other 2 aspects too. But he focuses more on fikri especially with regards to the linguistic significance.



Anyhow, I love tafseer by Syeikh Navaid Aziz too. If you have any suggestion on other speakers, please do share :)



Suggestion: after any halaqah, try to ask everyone or summarise list of things to do or what message do they want to take home.