An Analysis on the Orientalists’ Early Studies on the Qur’ān

The researches of the Western world on Qur’ān and Tafsīr are related to history Orientalism subject a similar its development change process. efforts researchers recognize Islam have dated back Crusades, as result their acceptance superiority civilization culture in which it had been integrated, turned into struggle attempt. In beginning, translation movements played major role this struggle. Forasmuch, able know is primarily about knowing understanding language. Westerners, who learned Arabic language order understand Islamic thought, taken most important step by translating products works Latin Commentaries, quotations, explanations, plagiarisms or whatever name is, all researches, translations, works, studies can be mentioned focus application step. addition at forefront, necessary mention other factors affecting these studies. As matter fact, involving life place course academic, scientific, political, religious, social, economic cultural dimensions. Renaissance, invention printing press, expansionist policy Turks, developments science philosophy, impact Europeans influential work field Islam. first Orientalists -which they done achieve various goals- several aims such commercial colonialism. Orientalists, with shaped for purposes, engaged activities fighting degrading value Prophet Muḥammad (PBUH), preventing spread religion spreading faults way identified, converting Muslims Christianity. Similarly, academic studies, has understood that an extremely negative cynical expression style devoid criteria scientific impartiality, objectivity originality. This also evident Tafsīr. criticize Islam, made criticisms, especially source nature Qur’ān. study areas where center, many Qur’ān, hand, explained how through phases come present day, from Muslim perspective common manner. On non-Muslims interested what origin, authenticity formation process well Muslims. evaluate perspectives non-Muslim comprehend West issues, search, analyze relations Muslims, historical Oriental fields objective having more new beneficial humanity science. Our evaluated introduction modest style. We will try early subjects. aim explaining Orientalists’ (PBUH) vindictive hateful rather than method although reached originality recent years. our research, we labour convey findings considered preliminary broad question intend examine making periodic distinction later trying pass discourses period critical filter, only mentioning different views.