INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN SOCIAL SCIENCE (IJRISS)
ISSN No. 2454-6186 | DOI: 10.47772/IJRISS | Volume IX Issue XI November 2025
RESEARCH DISCUSSION
Biography of Dr Fadhl Hasan Abbas
Dr. Fadhl Hasan Abbas is one of the 21st century tafsir scholars who has made great contributions to the
development of the sciences of the Quran and exegesis of the Quran. His concise exegesis (tafsir ijmali) works,
the result of rewriting his tafsir lectures through radio broadcasts, have added to the treasure trove of valuable
tafsir of the Quran and have had an impact on the readers of the Quran. His full name is Fadhl Hasan Ahmad
Abbas, born in the month of Ramadan 1932 corresponding to the year 1350 AH in al-Saffuriyyah, Palestine.
Both of his parents were very concerned about his religious education, so that he was able to memorise the Quran
before he was 10 years old. After that, he began to memorise various scientific texts such as Matan al-Ghayah
wa al-Taqrib in the science of Fiqh Shafi'i, Matan al-Rahbiyyah in the science of Fara'id, Matan al-Jawharah in
the science of Tawhid, matan-matan of Mantiq science, and matan-matan of Hadith science such as Matan
Alfiyyah ibn Malik and others. This informal learning took place whilst he was in al-Saffuriyyah, Palestine. He
also attended formal studies at Madrasah al-Ahmadiyyah which is attributed to Ahmad Pasha al-Jazzar. After
completing his studies at the madrasah, he migrated to Egypt in 1948 before the Nakbah event occurred. In the
same year, the first certificate he successfully received was the Shahadah of Tajwid al-Quran from Kulliyyah al-
Lughah al-'Arabiyyah of Al-Azhar University. He then continued his studies at Kulliyyah Usuluddin at the same
university at the Bachelor's level and completed his studies in 1952. He continued his studies at the Master's
level in 1967 and subsequently successfully completed his studies at the Doctor of Philosophy level in 1972 at
Al-Azhar University (Habibah, 2022).
His teachers, mostly consisting of al-Azhar scholars, included Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Diraz, Sheikh
Muhammad al-Baysar, and Sheikh Abdul Halim Mahmud. These are the main figures that Dr. Fadhl often
mentions in his classes and writings. He produced many scholars through his studies at universities and Islamic
organisations in Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) such as Ahmad Naufal,
Sulaiman al-Duqur, Khazir al-Majali, Jihad Nusairat, and many more (al-Duqur, 2003; al-Asqalani, 2013).
His writings are in various fields, including Tafsir, Qira'at, Ulum al-Quran, I'jaz al-Quran, Arabic Language, and
Fiqh. Amongst his works are I'jaz al-Quran al-Karim, al-Qasas al-Qurani, al-Tafsir Ittijahatuhu wa Usasuhu,
Itqan al-Burhan fi Ulum al-Quran, Qadaya Quraniyyah fi Mawsu'ah Britaniyyah, Tafsir al-Quran al-Majid, and
many more. Although he suffered from vision problems, his heart was always illuminated in imparting
knowledge to others. He passed away on 9 February 2011 whilst on his way to the airport to perform Umrah
(Khawla, 2022).
Kitab Tafsir al-Quran al-Majid
This Quranic exegesis book is a collection and compilation of Tafsir lectures delivered by Dr. Fadhl via Radio
Hayat FM in Jordan. He has completed this Tafsir study for 150 hours of broadcasts covering 452 series. Since
his sharing is a very valuable collection of knowledge, Hayat FM, in collaboration with scholars from Jam'iyyah
Muhafazah 'ala al-Quran al-Karim in Jordan, took the initiative to convert his voice recordings into written form.
This project was led by Dr. Sulaiman al-Duqur along with other scholars such as Dr. Muhammad Ahmad al-
Jamal, Dr. Sanna' Fadhl Abbas, Dr. Muhammad al-Jaurani, Dr. Jihad al-Nusairat, Dr. Ali 'Allan, and Dr. Mansur
Abu Zinah. The first printing of this book was in 2017 under the publication of Jam'iyyah Muhafazah 'ala al-
Quran al-Karim itself and contains five volumes covering the interpretation of the verses of the Quran from the
beginning of surah al-Fatihah to surah al-Nas (Fadhl Hasan, 2017).
In general, the presentation method of this book is based on the concise exegesis (tafsir ijmali) method, which is
a book of interpretation that interprets the verses of the Quran briefly and is generally based on the apparent
interpretation of the verse (Hujair, 2008). This approach is seen to be in line with the development of Quranic
exegesis publication in the 21st century, which is more focused on thematic exegesis and concise exegesis. For
example, the book of Tafsir Taysir al-Karim al-Rahman by Syeikh Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di, Tafsir al-Muyassar
by Majma' al-Malik Fahd, and the book al-Mukhtasar fi al-Tafsir by Markaz Tafsir li al-Dirasat al-Islamiyyah.
Although the concise exegesis (tafsir ijmali) method has advantages in terms of succinct explanations and is
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