Interpreting the Quran: towards a contemporary approach/

Main Author: Saeed, Abdullah
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Abingdon [England] New York: Routledge, 2006
Table of Contents:
  • 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.