早期穆斯林世代将“tafseer”（注释）与“ta’weel”（释义）视为同义词；然而，在taabi‘oon（再传弟子）及其学生的时代之后的几个世纪（公元9至10世纪/伊历3至4世纪），“ta’weel”一词有了新的含义，并带来了新的危险影响。因此，我们有必要从这些术语的原始语境以及其后来的用法来加以考察。

The words tafseer and ta’weel were considered synonyms by the early generations of Muslims; however, in the centuries following the era of the taabi‘oon and their students (9th and 10th centuries CE/3rd and 4th centuries AH), the term ta’weel took on a new meaning with new and dangerous implications. Consequently, it is necessary for us to look at these terms in their original context, as well as their later usage.

“tafseer”一词源自动词 fassara，字面意思是解释或阐明，正如经文所说：

The word tafseer, which comes from the verb fassara, literally means an explanation or an exposition, as in the verse,