Interpreting the Qurʾān : towards a contemporary approach /
By: Saeed, Abdullah
Material type: BookPublisher: Abingdon [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2006.Description: x, 192 p ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0415365376 (hbk. : alk. paper); 9780415365376 (hbk. : alk. paper); 0415365384 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780415365383 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0203016777; 9780203016770Subject(s): Koran -- Hermeneutics | Koran -- Criticism, interpretation, etcDDC classification: 297.1/226/01Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Islamic Collection | 297.122601 SA IN (Browse shelf) | Available | T0022056 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-182) and index.
Introduction -- The context of the debate on interpretation -- Revelation and interpretation -- Interpretation based on tradition and textualism -- Interpretation based on reason -- Flexibility in reading the text -- Abrogation and reinterpretation -- The meaning of the text as an approximation -- Recognition of the complexity of meaning -- Socio-historical context and interpretation -- Ethico-legal texts and a hierarchy of values -- Ethico-legal texts and a hierarchy of values.