Examination of the Tafser Text of ismail Zuhtu Efendi From Tosya Among the Teachers of the Lessons Before the Sultans

Abstract

This study examines a tafser text written by Ismail Zuhtii Efendi from Tosya (d. 1909) who had participated in the lessons before the Sultan for 29 years in a row in between 1880 and 1909, and the questions and answers in line with the format of the lesson. Within the text segregated into three parts as tafser, questions-answers, and the pray, it is observed that the verse which is interpreted (tafser) is connected to the previous verse. and the questions directed are mainly on the language while some of them focus on the holistic view of Quran.