Sufi Commentaries on the Qur'an in Classical Islam

Name: Sufi Commentaries on the Qur'an in Classical Islam
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ISBN: 9780415366854

ISBN-10: 0415366852

ISBN-13: 9780415366854

Edition: 2005

Authors: Kristin Sands

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The Classical period of Islam, from the tenth to the fifteenth centuries, was a period in which the most influential commentaries on the Qur'an were written. Sufi Commentaries on the Qur'an in Classical Islam looks at the unique contributions of Sufis to this genre and how these contributions fit into the theological and exegetical discussions of the time. This study begins with an examination of several key hermeneutical assumptions of Sufis, including their understanding of the ambiguous and multivalent nature of the Qur'anic text, the role that both the intellect and spiritual disciplines play in acquiring knowledge of its meanings, and the ever-changing nature of self which seeks this…

Book details

List price: $225.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 1/13/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 8
Size: 6.85" wide x 9.69" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Sarah Lawrence College, USA




The Qur'an as the ocean of all knowledge



The Qur'anic text and ambiguity : verse 3:7



Uncovering meaning : knowledge and spiritual practice



Methods of interpretation



Attacking and defending Sufi Qur'anic interpretation



Sufi commentators on the Qur'an



Qur'anic verses 18:60-82 : the story of Musa and al-Khadir



Qur'anic verses on Maryam



Qur'an 24:35 (the light verse)



Commentators on the Qur'an


Al-Tabari


Al-Zamakhshai


Fakhr al-Din al-Razi


Al-Qurtubi


Ibn Taymiyya