Abstract
The verses of the Qurʾān have been preserved from the time they were descended; they have been written on different writing materials such as leather, wood, stone, and bone. Both its words and its meaning have been preserved in this way. The recitation, collection, and reproduction of the Qurʾān have been extremely sensitive issues. There are hundreds or even thousands of exegeses of the Qurʾān in handwriting or print. One of the aforementioned manuscript exegesis belongs to Alâüddîn Alî b. Muhammed b. Mes‘ûd el-Bistâmî eş-Şâhrûdî (Musannifek) (öl. 875/1470) who was one of the tafsir writers of the Ottoman period. In this study, the method and content of the Musannifek’s tafsir, two different copies of which can be accessed and his principles of the Qur'anic discipline and the tafsir method are analyzed. In these analysis and evaluations, it is observed that the surahs are interpreted according to the order of mushaf. The work, which also reflects the tafsir and the understanding of tafsir methodology of the period, includes occasional detailed Arabic explanations, although it is mainly Persian. In the copy at Konya Manuscript Library the chapters from surah Sâd to Nâs are interpreted; In the copy at the Beyazıt Library, some verses from the surah al-Baqara are interpreted and the traditions related to the tafsir method and the disciplines of the Qur'an are mentioned. This study aims to examine the interpretation of Musannifek in terms of form, contend and other issues from the perspective of tafsir and tafsir methodology. Our findings in the context of these manuscripts, which could be accessed make a significant contrubition to the recognition of Musannifek and his exegesis.