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Salafiyya`s understanding of allegorical interpretation: İbn Aqil sample

2020
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Advisor: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fikret Soyal

Abstract (EN)

The issue of habari qualities and whether their allegorical interpretation (ta'wil) can be done or not has kept muslims engaged from the past to today. Some sect proponents falled into anthropomorphism by thinking these attributes as exoteric while others reject to attributes which mentioned in the Quran and in Prophetic sayings to avoid from anthropomorphism. A group called Salafiyya said that the habari qualities should be accepted as they are and do not make any exegesis and when it comes to this issue they prefer to not speak. This group thinks that the best way is to avoid from exegesis and argues that previous generations shared the same views as well. They are also claim that there is a consensus dealing with to not make exegesis. It is common ideat that Salafiyya is opponent to interpretation but it is not true and should be corrected. Because proponents of this sect interpreted the Quran from time to time and so we can evaluate them as ta'wil. They started to adopt some parts of the method of kalam particularly with the fifth century of hijra and a moderate movement which applied kalam method in some issues emerged. As a member of this moderate movement Ibn Aqil encouraged interpretation of metaphorical (mutashabih) verses. He also tried to understand metaphorical verses in the light of the reason, interpreted time to time and finally influenced many people.

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Dr. Enes Yılmaz

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Enes Yılmaz (Master Thesis). Salafiyya`s understanding of allegorical interpretation: İbn Aqil sample, 2020, İstanbul University.

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