Besides providing a biographical sketch of Bint al-Shati', this thesis analyzes her intellectual growth and provides the necessary information about her works relating to Qur'anic studies. The study also surveys al-Khuli's method of Qur'anic exegesis and Bint al-Shati' thinspace's attempts to apply it to her own works. Our analysis focuses on her works on Qur'anic studies such as al-Tafsir al-Bayani li al-Qur'an al-Karim, Maqal fi al-Insan and al-I'jaz al-Bayani li al-Qur'an wa Masa'il Ibn al-Azraq. The distinguishing features of her philological and thermatic approach are discussed and the main results obtained by the practical application of this method are shown to bring refreshing insights into the meaning of the Qur'an.

This thesis is devoted to the study of Bint al-Shat&dotbelow;i''s method of interpreting the Qur'an. The problems of consistency in terms of her hermeneutical theory and of the application of this method represent the focus of the study. It furthermore discusses her attitude towards tendentious and i'jaz-misoriented interpretations of the Qur'an, of which both classical and modern exegetes are guilty in her eyes. Secondly, it studies how she applies her method in specific situations. The cross-referential method, and the concept of irtibat&dotbelow; (interrelation between verses) are two major points to be analyzed. Finally, it also discusses her theory concerning the asbab al-nuzul (occasions of revelation), and its application. Using phenomenological, comparative and analytical methods of analysis, and by means of primary and secondary sources, the thesis concludes that Bint al-Shat&dotbelow;i' in many cases is not consistent in applying the method she established.

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