Editing Samson (section)

=== Islamic literature ===

The [[Quran]] and authentic [[Sunnah#Sunnah_and_hadith|hadith]] never mentions Samson by name and characteristics specifically. However, there is several non-canonical works of Quran exegesis and scholastic traditions among Islamic literatures that mention Samson, which mentioned as Samson ({{langx|ar|شمشون|Shamshû̅n}}) in Islamic literatures, particularly In the study of [[Tafsir]].<ref name="Samson;Islamweb">{{cite web |title=Samson and Delilah not mentioned in Quran and Sunnah |url=https://www.islamweb.net/en/fatwa/347941/samson-and-delilah-not-mentioned-in-quran-and-sunnah |website=islamweb.net |year=2017 |access-date=4 August 2024 |language=En}}</ref><ref name="Samson;konsultasisyariah">{{cite web |author1=Ammi Nur Baits |title=Benarkah Samson itu Nabi? |year=2015 |url=https://konsultasisyariah.com/26025-benarkah-samson-itu-nabi.html |website=konsultasisyariah.com |publisher=Yufid Network |access-date=4 August 2024 |language=Id}}</ref>

[[:ar:ابن أبي حاتم|Ibn Abi Hatim]], a Hadith scholar and son of [[Abu Hatim Muhammad ibn Idris al-Razi]],<ref>{{Cite book| publisher = BRILL| isbn = 978-90-04-11805-8| last = Dickinson| first = Eerik| title = The development of early Sunnite hadīth criticism: the Taqdima of Ibn Abī Ḥātim al-Rāzī (240/854-327/938)| year = 2001}}</ref> mentioned Samson in his exegesis by quoting the opinion of [[Mujahid ibn Jabr]] where he described Samson as "an Israelite who wore armor and struggling in the way of God for 1,000 months".<ref name="Samson;Islamweb" />

[[Al-Tabari]] and [[Abu Ishaq al-Tha'labi]] incorporated the biblical figure of Samson into the Quranic prophetic world.<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bulletin-of-the-school-of-oriental-and-african-studies/article/abs/muslim-samson-medieval-modern-and-scholarly-interpretations/B85B244274623E4D1A1C6D9C965D1740 | doi=10.1017/S0041977X08000529 | title=The Muslim Samson: Medieval, modern and scholarly interpretations | date=2008 | last1=Rippin | first1=Andrew | journal=Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies | volume=71 | issue=2 | pages=239–253 | url-access=subscription }}</ref> Al-Tabari in particular has given details in [[History of the Prophets and Kings]] by incorporating biblical narratives with the authority of [[Israʼiliyyat]] tradition from [[Wahb ibn Munabbih]], that his mother gave birth to him after she made a ''Nazar'' (vow) to God. Samson lived nearby a [[Polytheism|Pagan]] society, where he actively raided their settlement alone, armed with a camel's jawbone and always obtained spoils of war from his successful raids. This tradition of Tabari was traced from one of his teacher, Muhammad ibn Hamid ar-Razi. This tradition by Muhammad ibn Hamid also recorded by [[Al-Dhahabi]] through the records from [[Abu Dawud al-Sijistani]], [[Al-Tirmidhi]], [[Ibn Majah]], Tabari, and [[al-Baghawi]]. However, al-Dhahabi also reported that the tradition from Muhammad Ibn Hamid were deemed inauthentic or flawed narrator by Hadith experts such as Ya'qub ibn Syaibah and [[Muhammad al-Bukhari]]. Furthermore, [[Ibn Ishaq]] also criticize the transmitter whose Muhammad ibn Hamid received from, which was Salamah ibn al-Fadl. Ibn Ishaq deemed him as unreliable narrator who were notorious for narrating traditions without stating his sources.<ref>{{cite web |title=Apakah Kisah Samson Kisah Benar atau Dusta? |trans-title=Is the Story of Samson a True Story or a Lie? |year=2023 |url=https://kisahmuslim.com/7291-apakah-kisah-samson-kisah-benar-atau-dusta.html |website=kisahmuslim.com |access-date=27 August 2024 |language=Id}} translation from: {{cite web |author1=Muhammad Al-Munajjid |author1-link=Muhammad Al-Munajjid |title=هل قصة شمسون صحيحة؟ |trans-title=Is the story of Shamson true? |url=https://islamqa.info/ar/answers/424337/ |website=[[Islamqa.info]] |year=2023 |access-date=27 August 2024 |language=Ar}} Quote from: {{cite book |author1=al-Tabari |author1-link=al-Tabari |title=تاريخ الطبري = تاريخ الرسل والملوك |trans-title=History of al-Tabari = History of the Messengers and Kings part 2 |year=1965 |publisher=دار التراث |location=[[Beirut]], Lebanon |page=22 |url=https://ketabonline.com/ar/books/6877 |access-date=27 August 2024 |language=Ar |quote=Quoting [[:ar:عريب بن سعيد القرطبي|ʻArīb ibn Saʻd al-Qurtubi]]}}</ref>

Abu Ishaq al-Tha'labi featured al-Tabari's narration in his tafsir with more extensive details, where the [[Nisba (onomastics)]] of Samson was "Shamsun ibn Masuh". Furthermore, Abu Ishaq added the raids of Samson against the paganic kingdom were happened for the span of 1,000 month and killed "thousands of infidels", where it became a proverb in the saying “better than a thousand months" for the ''Laylat al-Qadr'' ([[Night of Power]]) which believed by Muslims as a moment of night where every good deeds and faith observance multiplied for more than 1,000 months.<ref name="Walid Fikr; Samson" />

[[Ibn Kathir]] has recorded in his [[Tafsir Ibn Kathir]] that the interpretation of the Qur'an episode [[Al-Qadr (surah)|Al-Qadr]] verses 3-4 was about the lifetime of Samson, who goes to [[Jihad]] (religious war) for the span of 1,000 month (83 years).<ref name="Walid Fikr; Samson">{{cite web |author1=Walid Fikr |title=شمشون الجبار: ثلاث روايات لبطل واحد |trans-title=Samson the Mighty: Three Stories of One Hero |year=2018 |url=https://manshoor.com/society/samson-story-judaism-christianity-islam/ |website=manshoor.com |access-date=27 August 2024 |language=Ar}}</ref> [[Badr al-Din al-Ayni]] mentioned in his work of [[Sahih al-Bukhari#Classical commentaries|Umdat al-Qari]] Hadiths of [[Sahih al-Bukhari]] exegesis, about the similar episode of the religious war done by Samson in 1,000 month. Meanwhile, [[Tafsir al-Tha'labi]] work by [[Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Thalabi]] also recorded this narration about Samson episode in Al-Qadr chapter interpretation.<ref name="Samson;Islamweb" /> Aahmad al-Thalabi also interpreted that Samson was considered as one of [[Prophets and messengers in Islam]] and bestowed honorific [[Islamic_honorifics#Prophets_and_messengers|Peace Be Upon Him]] for Samson. Tha'labi traced his interpretation to [[Wahb ibn Munabbih]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Tafsir al-Tha'labi: Al-Kashf wa al-Bayan 'an Tafsir al-Qur'an |volume=1 |series=جامع الكتب الإسلامية |publisher=دار التفسير |pages=111, 256 |url=https://shamela.ws/book/23578 |access-date=4 August 2024 |language=Ar}}</ref>