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Reading the Qur'an in the Twenty-First Century - A Contextualist Approach (Hardcover, New)
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Reading the Qur'an in the Twenty-First Century - A Contextualist Approach (Hardcover, New)
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Reading the Qur'an in the Twenty-First Century considers the
development of Qur'anic interpretation and highlights modern
debates around new approaches to interpretation. It explores how
Muslims from various theological, legal, socio-political and
philosophical backgrounds think about the meaning and relevance of
the Qur'an, and how their ideas apply in the contemporary world.
The book: reflects on one of the most dominant approaches to
interpretation in the pre-modern period, textualism, and the
reaction to that in Muslim feminist readings of the Qur'an today.
covers issues such as identifying the hierarchical nature of
Qur'anic values, the criteria for the use of hadith in
interpretation, fluidity of meaning and ways of ensuring a degree
of stability in interpretation. examines key Qur'anic passages and
compares pre-modern and modern interpretations to show the evolving
nature of interpretation. Examples discussed include: the authority
of men over women, the death of Jesus, shura and democracy, and
riba and interest. Abdullah Saeed provides a practical guide for
interpretation and presents the principal ideas of a contextualist
approach, which situates the original message of the Qur'an in its
wider social, political, cultural, economic and intellectual
context. He advocates a more flexible method of interpretation that
gives due recognition to earlier interpretations of the Qur'an
while also being aware of changing conditions and the need to
approach the Qur'an afresh today.
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