Explanation
Al-Suyuti is invoked as an example of the encyclopedic gathering of inherited knowledge, especially in Al-Itqan fi Ulum the Qur’an. In the book, he is used to show that tradition preserved knowledge more than it innovated it.
Al-Suyuti is invoked as an example of the encyclopedic gathering of inherited knowledge, especially in Al-Itqan fi Ulum the Qur’an. In the book, he is used to show that tradition preserved knowledge more than it innovated it.