Interpreting the Qur'an : towards a contemporary approach / Abdullah Saeed.
Publication details: New York : Routledge, 2005.Description: x, 192 pISBN:- 0415365384 :USD22.63
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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.
