The Events and Problems Related to Qiblah in Tafsir Anwar al-Bayan and Tafsir Tabiyan al-Qur’an: A Comparative Analysis

تفسیر انوار البیان اور تفسیر تبیان القرآن میں تحویلِ قبلہ سے متعلق واقعات اور مسائلِ سیرت کا تقابلی جائزہ

Abstract

Qibla means the house of Kaaba, one of the great poems of Allah Ta'ala. Qibla is the center of the greatness of monotheism. It is the secret of the universal unity of the Ummah, it is the manifestation of universal collectivity. Despite the millions of differences in the Muslim Ummah, determining the direction of the Qibla invites the entire Ummah to stick to a common value.

The Qiblah of Muslims has many virtues. It is a great example of centrality and moderation, it is the basic source of knowledge and practice of Muslims, and on the basis of this stable and strong relationship, facing the Qiblah has been declared as one of the Shariah demands.

There is a detailed incident of pointing towards the Qibla which is associated with the Sirat E Rasool (ﷺ). Therefore, in this article, two separate schools of thought, Deobandi and Barelvi, gathered together the events and problems of life of Qibla, and after researching the traditions in these interpretations, the two interpretations were compared. It has been reviewed. The purpose of this article is to pave the way for consensus and unity in the Ummah.