Quranic Sciences II
Midterm Exam

1. Define what is Tafsir? How would you distinguish it from Ta’wheed? Are they the same? Discuss in detail.
2. A. What are the various academic sciences & disciplines needed before one can make Tafsir of the Holy Book?
   B. What are some of the spiritual etiquettes that must be obtained for making Tafsir?
3. Give a brief history of Tafsir in the earliest period of Islam. What was the role of Prophet (SAW) in this? Who were the most notable of his companions in the science of Tafsir?
4. Write an essay on the development of the science of Tafsir.
5. *Bonus* What were the four groups emerging in the second century of Islam who made Tafsir according to their own beliefs?