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Mustafa Taj al-Din’s article explores the meanings of hermeneutical interpretation (ta’wīl), its significance, methods, and guidelines in dealing with the Qur’an, drawing attention to the need to focus on the study of the Qur’an as a book of guidance for people in both theory and practice. It explains the meaning of the term ta’wīl, the differences in content across Islamic heritage, the historic meaning of it and its decline. It then addresses the religious foundations (uṣūl) of modern ta’wīl theory, and the manifestations of intersection and correlation in the Western critical opinions on scriptures. Moreover, it sets guidelines for hermeneutics (such as considering the purpose behind the text, textual context, cultural context, and textual harmony), and concludes with an explanation of the concept of corrupt/invalid interpretation.
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