Interpreting the Qur'an :towards a contemporary approach
1st ed.
New York :
Routledge,
2005.
p. cm.
مرجع به حساب نمي آيد
Includes bibliographical references 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.