MAQĀṢID ĀL-QUR’AN: A SEARCH FOR A SCHOLARLY DEFINITION

“Maqāṣid al-Qur’ān” appears as an emerging science in the field of Islamic studies that promotes a particular understanding of the Qur’ānic discourse. As scholars’ contributions in this subject are lacking a scholarly definition of this very science, this study aims to formulate its definition in a...

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Main Author: Islam, Tazul (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2011
In: Al-Bayān
Year: 2011, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 189-207
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:“Maqāṣid al-Qur’ān” appears as an emerging science in the field of Islamic studies that promotes a particular understanding of the Qur’ānic discourse. As scholars’ contributions in this subject are lacking a scholarly definition of this very science, this study aims to formulate its definition in a scholarly manner. In doing so, this research firstly presents the meaning of “maqasid” as well as the “Qur’ān”; secondly, it explores the key elements for this definition in scholars’ views on this subject; finally, it formulates a definition for it in the light of these elements and explains them in brief.
ISSN:2232-1969
Contains:In: Al-Bayān
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22321969-90000026