THE DEFENCE OF AHL AL-SUNNAH IN TAFSEER: THE CASE OF IBN ALMUNAYYER

The main goal of this article is to present the system through which Ebû’l-Abbâs Nasıruddin Ahmed b. Muhammed b. Mansur el-iskenderi (d. 685/1284), faqih in Maliki School of Law, man of letters, and mufassir, also known as Ibnü’l-Müneyyir, leveled a refutation from the perspective of Ahl al-Sunnah understanding of tafseer against the Mu’tezilite mufassir Ebü’l-Kasım ez-Zemahsheri (d. 538/1144). In this article, we will attempt to analyze the following issues by referring to Ibnü’l-Müneyyir’s al-intisâf fî mâ tedammenehû’l-keshshaf mine’l-i‘tizâ, which was written as a refutation against Zemahsheri’s al-Keshshaf because of the fact that while it criticizes the Mu’tezilite views in al-Keshshaf it also presents the understanding of the Qur’an and of Tafseer of Ahl alSunnah: 1) Where were the main areas around which Ibnü’l-Müneyyir’s criticism centered? 2) What are the characteristics of Ibnü’l-Müneyyir’s Ahl al-Sunnah defence in terms of language, style, and evidence?