TY  - BOOK
AU  - Saeed,Abdullah
TI  - Interpreting the Qurʾān: towards a contemporary approach 
SN  - 0415365376 (hbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - BP130.2 .S193 2006
U1  - 297.1/226/01 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Abingdon [England], New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Koran
KW  - Hermeneutics
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - 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
ER  -