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- Publisher
- Brill
- Copyright
- Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
- ISSN
- 2232-1950
- eISSN
- 2232-1969
- DOI
- 10.11136/jqh.1311.01.02
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
One of the main trends in Islamic modernism is the pursuit of rational exegesis of the Qur’ān. As a response to this trend many Sunni Islamic modernists have been labelled of being neo-Mu‘tazilites because of their use of independent reason, the historicizing of the Qur’ān, the emphasis on metaphorical interpretation of verses with supernaturalistic contents, the de-emphasizing of tradition, and the use of non-Islamic sources and thought. The similarities between modernists and classical rationalistic schools are seen in their exegeses on verse 113:4 wherein the dominant traditional interpretation of supernatural sorcery is denied. This paper tries to show why many forms of Islamic modernism are labelled as modern versions of Mu‘tazilism.
Journal
Al-Bayan: Journal of Qur’an and Hadith Studies – Brill
Published: Apr 26, 2013
Keywords: Islamic Modernism; tafsīr; Islamic theology; occasionalism; (neo-)Mu‘tazilism; Islam and science; Natural law; natural philosophy; ḥadīth criticism