Ibrahim ibn Umar al-Biqa'i

Burhan al-Din Ibrahim ibn 'Umar al-Biqa'i (Arabic: برهان الدين إبراهيم بن عمر البقاعي) (d. 1480 CE), simply known as al-Biqa'i, was a Muslim commentator, polemicist, historian, and Muslim Hebraist.[1] Al-Biqa'i was born in 1406 CE in the Beqaa as stated in his epithet al-Biqa'i (from Beqaa).[2] He moved to Damascus and Cairo for his studies. Since Damascus was occupied by the Crusaders at that time, al-Biqa'i was among the scholars who participated in jihad against them.[3]

In his tafsir (commentary of the Qur'an) titled Nazm al-Durar fi Tanasub al-Ayat wa-al-Suwar (Arabic: نـظـم الـدرر في تـنـاسـب الآيـات و الـسـور), he drew extensively on the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament as sources to elucidate certain Qur'anic verses.[2][4] He made use of Arabic translations of the Hebrew Bible.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.academia.edu/43128994/Saleh_al_Biqa_%C4%B1_Ibra_h%C4%B1_m_ibn_Umar#:~:text=AI,the%20potential%20for%20interfaith%20dialogue.
  2. 1 2 Saleh, W. (2008a). In Defense of the Bible: A Critical Edition and an Introduction to al-Biqāʿī's Bible Treatise. Islamic History and Civilization. Brill. ISBN 978-90-474-3378-1.
  3. ↑ https://jurnalfuf.uinsa.ac.id/index.php/mutawatir/article/download/2288/1432
  4. ↑ al-Biqa'i. Ghalib al-Mahdi, A.R. (ed.). Nazm al-Durar fi Tanasub al-Ayat wa-al-Suwar. Beirut, Lebanon: Dar Al Kutub Al Ilmiyah. ISBN 9782745151339.
  5. ↑ https://www.sblcentral.org/home/conferencePaperDetails/41933
  6. ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328957943_An_Islamic_Diatessaron_Al-Biqai's_Harmony_of_the_Four_Gospels
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