Shukrī Muhammad ‘Ayād and the Book "Min Waṣf al-Quran Li-Yawm al-Dīn wa Al-Ḥisāb"

The literary approach to the commentary of the Qur'an is one of the new interpretive approaches first introduced by Amin al-Khūli. Shukrī Mohammad Ayad, a follower of his teacher Amin al-Khūli, considers literary commentary to be the best way to understand the verses of the Qur'an. "Min Waṣf al-Quran Li-Yawm al-Dīn wa Al-Ḥisāb" is his only book in the field of Quranic studies. This book consists of a relatively long introduction and three chapters of "Terminology", "Style" and "Purpose". He has tried to reach a correct understanding of the meanings of the attributes of the Day of Judgment in line with the principles and foundations of the literary commentary and paying attention to the opinions of other commentators and orientalists. In this way, the aesthetics of the Qur'an and the inner and conscientious effects of the verses can be achieved in a new and literary artistic way. In this article, after giving a brief explanation of the principles and foundations of the literary school of commentary and the biography of Shukrī Ayād, we will introduce the above-mentioned book, and in the final part, we will refer to some methods and interpretive approaches of Ayād.