The Application of the Theory of “Thematic Unity of Surahs” in the Book of al-Tafsīr al-Mowḍūī Lisuwar al-Quran al-Karīm

The theory of “thematic unity of Surahs” is one of the methods of interpreting the Qur’an that considers the conceptual relations between the verses of the Qur’an in the light of the purpose of the surah. The mission of this theory is to make each surah systematic and coherent, in which the commentator while paying attention to the literary and linguistic aspects, seeks a way to discover the connection of the themes and semantic fit between the general subject of the surah and the semantic propositions. The effort to make the character of each surah distinct and independent has been suggested as one of the fruits of this theory. So being aware of the new ideas in this regard can give a new perspective to this theory. The book al-Tafsīr al-Mowḍūī Lisuwar al-Quran al-Karīm “Thematic Interpretation of the Surahs of the Holy Quran” is one of these works that has been published under the supervision of Dr. Mustafa Muslim in the present decade. This book includes new interpretive opinions and views or re-reading and reconsidering a number of them that need to be taken into account; Therefore, this article has tried to introduce this commentary and how to apply the theory of thematic unity in it.