The issue of Ta'wil : a comparative analysis of Al-Ghazzali and Ibn Taymiyyah /
Ta'wil has been the subject of interest mostly in the field of Sciences of the Qur'an in the Islamic intellectual heritage. Although we find many discussions on ta'wil in the Sciences of the Qur'an, it seems that there is a small number of writing that deals with the subject in t...
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| Language: | English |
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Gombak :
Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia
2006
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| Summary: | Ta'wil has been the subject of interest mostly in the field of Sciences of the Qur'an in
the Islamic intellectual heritage. Although we find many discussions on ta'wil in the
Sciences of the Qur'an, it seems that there is a small number of writing that deals with
the subject in the fields of Islamic thought and philosophy, notably in English. Ta'wil
seems to have been overlooked, notwithstanding its apparent contributions in the
development of Islamic thought. While many works have been written about al-Ghazzali’s thought, few attempts were made to study his opinion and their application
on ta'wil. Similarly, there are several writings on Ibn Taymiyyah's stance on ta'wil,
but only few has attempted to compare the positions of these two great scholars on
this issue. This study gives a comparative analysis of al-Ghazzali and Ibn
Taymiyyah’s ideas on the concept of al-ta'wil, its significance, features and
limitations. The study used the analytical method and philosophical comparison which
is based on library data. The findings of the study indicate that both scholars differ in
conceptualizing the ta'will and, due to their different conceptions of al-mutashabihat,
also differed in their positions on its significance. Both scholars engaged themselves
in the ta'wil, but in two different versions. Al-Ghazzali was influenced by Western
philosophy namely that of Plato and Aristotle, while Ibn Taymiyyah depended on the
methodology of the salaf. The underlying factor of the different versions they
produced is the framework by which they opted to approach the Qur'an. Whereas Al-Ghazzali relied upon external auxiliary sciences, Ibn Taymiyyah depended on the
internal auxiliary sciences of Islam in order to understand and interpret the Qur'an. |
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| Item Description: | Abstracts in English and Arabic. "A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage (Usul al-Din and Comparative Religions)."--On t.p. |
| Physical Description: | x, 118 leaves ; 30 cm. Also available on 4 3/4 in. computer optical disc. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 115-118). |
| Access: | Access for fulltext of thesis is provided through digital format. |