Methodology of Tantawi Jawhari and Zaghloul Naggar in the scientific interpretation of the holy Qur'an: A comparative study

There are several established approaches to TafsEr- interpretation of the holy Qur'En. AI-TafsEr al-'lImE - the scientific interpretation of the Holy Qur'En is one of the approaches which is lately emerged in the discipline of TafsEr. Tantawi Jawhari and Zaghloul Naggar are two prominent Egyptian Muslim scholars who focused on scientific issues of the Qur'En in their tafsEr works "AI-JawEhir ill tafsEr al-Qur'En alkarEm and "TafsEr al-AyEt al-Kawniyyah" respectively. They interpreted the Qur'Enic verses from scientific viewpoint. They agreed on some issues while differed on some others. In this connection, this paper aims to clarify the methodology of both scholars in their TafsEr using a comparative analysis method. Among the most significant findings of this paper is that the interpretation of Zaghloul Naggar are more precise as well as relevant to the applied science compared to the interpretation of Tantawi Jawhari. This paper also concluded that proper Quranic knowledge and scientific insights are required for the one who wants to interpret the Qur'anic verses concerning the natural phenomena and the scientific indications; otherwise, lacking in any of them will lead to misinterpretation of the message of Allah-the guidance of humankind