Burûsuy, Ruh al-Bayan Exegesis, and its Exegete’s Method

Burûsuy was a Quran exegete of the 11 12th / 17 18th c. with mystical leanings, although he never incorporated sufistic views in his Quran exegesis. Despite this, he quoted several Persian Poems with mystical implicatures such as those of Mowlavi, Hafiz, and Sa`di. A prolific auther, Burusuy authored 27 books whase most important work is theRuh al-Bayan exegesis of the Holy Quran. In it, he tackled such tspics as Quranic sciences, Literary, and linguistic where appropriate. He quoted several Arabic and Persian Poems, hadiths from the Prophet Muhammad, the infallible imams, the Companions and Followers, with scattered quotations from some mystics. He mainly dealt with doctrinal issueswith less attention to the verses dealing with religious verdicts. In dealing with the Quranic verses that concern vicegerency and succession to the prophet Muhammad, he hold’s views similar to those of Imamia Shiites whose evidences are markworthy in his explication of the verses of al-mubahilah (cross cursing), mawaddat (devation), and it`âm(feeding the poor).