THE DENIAL OF SUPERNATURAL SORCERY IN CLASSICAL AND MODERN SUNNĪ TAFSĪR OF SŪRA AL-FALAQ (113:4): A REFLECTION ON UNDERLYING CONSTRUCTIONS
One of the main trends in Islamic modernism is the pursuit of rational exegesis of the Qur’ān. As a response to this trend many Sunni Islamic modernists have been labelled of being neo-Mu‘tazilites because of their use of independent reason, the historicizing of the Qur’ān, the emphasis on metaphori...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2013
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Al-Bayān
Year: 2013, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 15-32 |
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Islamic Modernism
tafsīr
Islamic theology
occasionalism
(neo-)Mu‘tazilism
Islam and science
Natural law
natural philosophy
ḥadīth criticism
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| Summary: | One of the main trends in Islamic modernism is the pursuit of rational exegesis of the Qur’ān. As a response to this trend many Sunni Islamic modernists have been labelled of being neo-Mu‘tazilites because of their use of independent reason, the historicizing of the Qur’ān, the emphasis on metaphorical interpretation of verses with supernaturalistic contents, the de-emphasizing of tradition, and the use of non-Islamic sources and thought. The similarities between modernists and classical rationalistic schools are seen in their exegeses on verse 113:4 wherein the dominant traditional interpretation of supernatural sorcery is denied. This paper tries to show why many forms of Islamic modernism are labelled as modern versions of Mu‘tazilism. |
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| ISSN: | 2232-1969 |
| Contains: | In: Al-Bayān
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.11136/jqh.1311.01.02 |