Bibliograph

Reading the Qur'an in the twenty-first century, a contextualist approach, Abdullah Saeed

Type

Label

Reading the Qur'an in the twenty-first century, a contextualist approach, Abdullah Saeed

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliography (pages [184]-190) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Reading the Qur'an in the twenty-first century

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Abdullah Saeed

Sub title

a contextualist approach

Summary

"Reading the Qur'n in the Twenty-First Century considers the development of Qur'nic 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'n, 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'n today. Covers issues such as identifying the hierarchical nature of Qur'nic 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'nic 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'n in its wider social, political, cultural, economic and intellectual context

Target audience

adult

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