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Strauss's interpretation of the classical political philosophy was influenced by his own Jewish background and his encounter with Islamic and Jewish medieval philosophy, especially the works of Al-Farabi and Maimonides. He argued that these philosophers, who lived under the rule of Islam, faced similar
Al-Tabari was a Sunni scholar from the 9th and 10th century and arguably the most predominant figure in Quranic hermeneutics. Al-Tabari's traditional approach to interpretation relies heavily on the Hadith reports as a tool for clarification when the Qur'an presents a mutishabihat (ambiguous verse).
Esoteric interpretation of the Quran (Arabic: تأويل, romanized: taʾwīl) is the allegorical interpretation of the Quran or the quest for its hidden, inner meanings. . The Arabic word taʾwīl was synonymous with conventional interpretation in its earliest use, but it came to mean a process of discerning its most fundamental understandings.
A hadith from Muhammad which states that the Quran has an inner meaning, and that this inner meaning conceals a yet deeper inner meaning, and so on (up to seven levels of meaning), has sometimes been used in support of this view. Islamic opinion imposes strict limitations on esoteric interpretations especially when interior meaning is against ...
"The Meaning of the Glorious Quran" by Marmaduke Pickthall 1929 [4] "The Koran : Commonly Called the Alkoran of Mohammed-with large commentary, by George Sale. [5] "Quran to English" by Arab born American Talal Itani. [6] Translation. Tafsir Ibn 'Abbas: Great Commentaries of the Holy Qur'an translated by Mokrane Guezzou. Fons Vitae, Royal Aal ...
The translation comes with interpretation and exposition on the meaning of Qur'anic verses in conjunction with Asbab al-Nuzul (the reasons for revelation or the circumstances of revelation) with extensive notes of explanation borrowed from various authoritative sources on the tafsir of the Qur'an. [2] As Fethullah Gülen notes in his foreword ...
Quranic studies employs the historical-critical method (HCM) as its primary methodological apparatus, which is the approach that emphasizes a process that "delays any assessment of scripture’s truth and relevance until after the act of interpretation has been carried out". [1]
The Koran Interpreted is a translation of the Qur'an (the Islamic religious text) by Arthur John Arberry. [1] The translation is from the original Arabic into English.First published in 1955, it is one of the most prominent written by a non-Muslim scholar.