INTERPRETATION OF THE QUR’AN IN ALBANIAN LANGUAGE BY H. ŠERIF AHMETI

Abstract

UDK 28-234=18:929 Ahmeti Š.

As it is well known, the Qur’an is the first and most essential fundament of Shariah, wherefrom universal messages, teachings, legal regulations and the entire Islamic life etiquette is derived. It is also the foundation of all other Islamic studies. Exegesis of the messages of the noble Qur’an is one of the essential Islamic fields of study. This particular field has always attracted the attention of many Islamic scholars. The Qur’anic messages, as such, have always been the basic source of inspiration of the Islamic thinkers. Thus, the aim of this article is to point out to the interpretation of the Qur’an in Albanian language by a renowned ‘alim from Kosovo, Šerif Ahmeti. The text relates about: the need and the value of the exegesis of the text of the Qur’an, about Šerif Ahmeti as the first interpreter of the entire text of the Qur’an in to Albanian language, about the methodology that he used in his interpretation, about the interpretation of the Qur’an in the spirit of the present time, about the use of the Hadith in interpreting the Qur’an and finally the Qur’anic studies known as ‘ulumu-l-Qur'an.