TEACHING TEFSEER IN ISLAMIC INSTITUTIONS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BETWEEN THE TWO WORLD WARS

Abstract

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The study of Tefseer in Islamic educational and upbringing institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina has centuries old tradition. It dates back to 16th century and the establishment of the first madrasa in this territory. The Ottoman educational system was adopted in these local madrasas hence the Tefseer was studied in Arabic language through the works of the most renowned mufessirs of the time, such as as-Suyuti, al- Beydawi, az-Zamakhshari and an-Nasafi. The continuity in Tefseer studies in this territory was preserved throughout the 20th century. In 20th century this subject was also studied at higher Islamic education institutions. In this article we focused upon the study of Tefseer in the period between the two World Wars. In this period a number of significant and extensive reforms of the work in madrasas were carried out. During the middle of the second half of the 20th century, besides standard textbooks for madrasa, in Arabic and Turkish languages the first textbooks for the subject of Tefseer were published in Bosnian language.