Rereading Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd’s method of interpreting religious texts
The contemporary Qur’anic studies have been marked by amazing development. Various methods and approaches to understand the Qur’an are offered by the scholars. One of the prominent figures in this field is Nashr Hamid Abu Zayd. Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd (1943–2010 M) is a highly controversial contemporary...
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| author | Abdul Mufid Abd. Kadir Massoweang Mujizatullah Mujizatullah Abu Muslim Zulkarnain Yani |
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| description | The contemporary Qur’anic studies have been marked by amazing development. Various methods and approaches to understand the Qur’an are offered by the scholars. One of the prominent figures in this field is Nashr Hamid Abu Zayd. Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd (1943–2010 M) is a highly controversial contemporary thinker. He is an Egyptian scholar who is accused of being apostate, because of his theory of qur’anic hermeneutic (the textual of Qur’an). This is reflected in his stances towards contemporary religious discourse and the approach to reading religious texts, especially the Quran, which requires reading according to a hermeneutic mechanism. His books ‘Naqd al-Khitab al-Dini (Criticism of Religious Discourse)’ and ‘Al-Takfir fi Zaman al-Takfir (Thinking in the Time of Atonement)’ caused a great uproar in the early nineties of the last century. Abu Zayd was accused of criticising atheists because of their stances on the text. Therefore, this study aimed to discuss Abu Zayd’s position on contemporary religious discourse and his new approach to reading religious texts, and also aims to discuss why Abu Zayd’s theory has been string up Islamic world and ending by his expulsive from his native country. To deal with this problem, this article discusses Abd Zayd’s biography and some cultural framework of his people. The methodology of Qur’anic hermeneutic is the least his. Having examined the topic, the author finds that Abu Zayd believes that modem literary theory and criticism denote the way to understand and interpret the Qur’an ‘objectively’. The contribution of this research is discussing Abu Zayd’s contemporary religious discourse and his new approach to reading religious texts.
Contribution: The contribution of this research is discussing Abu Zayd’s contemporary religious discourse and his new approach to reading religious texts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-60498cab74cb4b35852a5f2277c0c5252023-02-01T13:03:12ZafrAOSISHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies0259-94222072-80502023-01-01791e1e610.4102/hts.v79i1.81025602Rereading Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd’s method of interpreting religious textsAbdul Mufid0Abd. Kadir Massoweang1Mujizatullah Mujizatullah2Abu Muslim3Zulkarnain Yani4Department of Hadith Studies, Faculty of Theology, Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Khozinatul Ulum Blora, BloraResearch Center for Religious Treasures and Civilizations, National Research and Innovation Agency, JakartaResearch Center for Religious Treasures and Civilizations, National Research and Innovation Agency, JakartaResearch Center for Religious Treasures and Civilizations, National Research and Innovation Agency, JakartaNational Research and Innovation Agency, JakartaThe contemporary Qur’anic studies have been marked by amazing development. Various methods and approaches to understand the Qur’an are offered by the scholars. One of the prominent figures in this field is Nashr Hamid Abu Zayd. Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd (1943–2010 M) is a highly controversial contemporary thinker. He is an Egyptian scholar who is accused of being apostate, because of his theory of qur’anic hermeneutic (the textual of Qur’an). This is reflected in his stances towards contemporary religious discourse and the approach to reading religious texts, especially the Quran, which requires reading according to a hermeneutic mechanism. His books ‘Naqd al-Khitab al-Dini (Criticism of Religious Discourse)’ and ‘Al-Takfir fi Zaman al-Takfir (Thinking in the Time of Atonement)’ caused a great uproar in the early nineties of the last century. Abu Zayd was accused of criticising atheists because of their stances on the text. Therefore, this study aimed to discuss Abu Zayd’s position on contemporary religious discourse and his new approach to reading religious texts, and also aims to discuss why Abu Zayd’s theory has been string up Islamic world and ending by his expulsive from his native country. To deal with this problem, this article discusses Abd Zayd’s biography and some cultural framework of his people. The methodology of Qur’anic hermeneutic is the least his. Having examined the topic, the author finds that Abu Zayd believes that modem literary theory and criticism denote the way to understand and interpret the Qur’an ‘objectively’. The contribution of this research is discussing Abu Zayd’s contemporary religious discourse and his new approach to reading religious texts. Contribution: The contribution of this research is discussing Abu Zayd’s contemporary religious discourse and his new approach to reading religious texts.https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/8102religious textsqur’anic studieshadith studieshermeneuticinterpretation. |
| spellingShingle | Abdul Mufid Abd. Kadir Massoweang Mujizatullah Mujizatullah Abu Muslim Zulkarnain Yani Rereading Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd’s method of interpreting religious texts HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies religious texts qur’anic studies hadith studies hermeneutic interpretation. |
| title | Rereading Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd’s method of interpreting religious texts |
| title_full | Rereading Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd’s method of interpreting religious texts |
| title_fullStr | Rereading Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd’s method of interpreting religious texts |
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| title_short | Rereading Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd’s method of interpreting religious texts |
| title_sort | rereading nasr hamid abu zayd s method of interpreting religious texts |
| topic | religious texts qur’anic studies hadith studies hermeneutic interpretation. |
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