Scientific tafsôr: motive, development and disputes over its permissibility

There are several established approaches to TafsÊr- interpretation of the holy Qur´Én. Al- TafsÊr al-‘IlmÊ - the scientific interpretation of the Holy Qur´Én is one of the approaches which is lately emerged in the discipline of TafsÊr. There are disputes among the scholars over the permissibili...

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Main Authors: Rahman, Mizanur, Osmani, Noor Mohammad
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Pusat Tamhidi, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia 2016
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spelling iium-533062016-12-30T05:54:26Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/53306/ Scientific tafsôr: motive, development and disputes over its permissibility Rahman, Mizanur Osmani, Noor Mohammad BP130 Works about the Qurʼān There are several established approaches to TafsÊr- interpretation of the holy Qur´Én. Al- TafsÊr al-‘IlmÊ - the scientific interpretation of the Holy Qur´Én is one of the approaches which is lately emerged in the discipline of TafsÊr. There are disputes among the scholars over the permissibility of scientific interpretation of the Holy Qur´Én. Some of them are in favor of this approach while others regard it impermissible and interpret the Qur´Énic verses only from the linguistic angle. Since the Holy Qur´Én- the ultimate Book of Guidance covers all aspects of human life, it addresses natural sciences in various places. Moreover, almost one eighth of the total number of verses of the Qur´Én is devoted to several natural phenomena. In this connection, this paper aims to clarify the issue of scientific interpretation all about with a special focus of scholar’s viewpoints on its legitimacy using an analytical method. The most significant finding of this paper is that scientific interpretation is permissible with some conditions. This paper also concluded that without having proper Qur´Énic knowledge and scientific insights, no one should talk about the natural phenomena and the scientific indications mentioned in the Holy Qur´Én; otherwise, it may lead to misinterpretation of the holy book of Allah, revealed for the guidance of humankind. Pusat Tamhidi, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia 2016 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53306/1/53306_Scientific%20Tafsor.pdf Rahman, Mizanur and Osmani, Noor Mohammad (2016) Scientific tafsôr: motive, development and disputes over its permissibility. In: The 2nd International Convention on Islam, Science and Education (KONGSI '16), 6th Oct. 2016, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan. http://kongsi16.usim.edu.my/index.php/en/the-background-of-kongsi-16
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Scientific tafsôr: motive, development and disputes over its permissibility
description There are several established approaches to TafsÊr- interpretation of the holy Qur´Én. Al- TafsÊr al-‘IlmÊ - the scientific interpretation of the Holy Qur´Én is one of the approaches which is lately emerged in the discipline of TafsÊr. There are disputes among the scholars over the permissibility of scientific interpretation of the Holy Qur´Én. Some of them are in favor of this approach while others regard it impermissible and interpret the Qur´Énic verses only from the linguistic angle. Since the Holy Qur´Én- the ultimate Book of Guidance covers all aspects of human life, it addresses natural sciences in various places. Moreover, almost one eighth of the total number of verses of the Qur´Én is devoted to several natural phenomena. In this connection, this paper aims to clarify the issue of scientific interpretation all about with a special focus of scholar’s viewpoints on its legitimacy using an analytical method. The most significant finding of this paper is that scientific interpretation is permissible with some conditions. This paper also concluded that without having proper Qur´Énic knowledge and scientific insights, no one should talk about the natural phenomena and the scientific indications mentioned in the Holy Qur´Én; otherwise, it may lead to misinterpretation of the holy book of Allah, revealed for the guidance of humankind.
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author Rahman, Mizanur
Osmani, Noor Mohammad
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Osmani, Noor Mohammad
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title Scientific tafsôr: motive, development and disputes over its permissibility
title_short Scientific tafsôr: motive, development and disputes over its permissibility
title_full Scientific tafsôr: motive, development and disputes over its permissibility
title_fullStr Scientific tafsôr: motive, development and disputes over its permissibility
title_full_unstemmed Scientific tafsôr: motive, development and disputes over its permissibility
title_sort scientific tafsôr: motive, development and disputes over its permissibility
publisher Pusat Tamhidi, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/53306/
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