Analyzing Avicenna’s Philosophical Interpretation of Verse of Light
Avicennian interpretation of the Verse of Light is not limited to the works of Avicenna. But, It has also been at the center of attention in other philosophies and approaches of Quranic interpretations. Ones who are interested in philosophy acknowledged Avicenna's interpretation and defend it,...
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| description | Avicennian interpretation of the Verse of Light is not limited to the works of Avicenna. But, It has also been at the center of attention in other philosophies and approaches of Quranic interpretations. Ones who are interested in philosophy acknowledged Avicenna's interpretation and defend it, in a manner that rests on philosophical foundations, but ones who are not interested in philosophy pessimistically refuse it. Thus, the paper aims to study Avicenna's interpretation from the perspective of ijtihādi interpretation (an inferential method of interpretation). I will not employ a philosophical language that is perhaps not acceptable by many thinkers. Through this new perspective, I would raise arguments that reveal the accuracy of Avicenna's interpretation. In this study, I will show how Avicenna's interpretation is correspondent with esoteric interpretations of Verse of Light as well as other readings of the verse, interpretational narratives, and Ubayy ibn Ka'b’s interpretation. Finally, I conclude that Avicenna's interpretation is not only incompatible with what generally is comprehended from the apparent content of the verse, but also is it completely compatible with some other readings of the verse. I will also show that, despite what some have claimed, Avicenna's interpretation does not impose a philosophical meaning on the Holy Quran. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-87ce6febaf8946dfafab5c1f66beb68e2022-12-22T03:26:17ZfasImam Sadiq Universityحکمت سینوی2538-52752538-52672021-03-01256515317610.30497/ap.2021.241601.154875868Analyzing Avicenna’s Philosophical Interpretation of Verse of Lightmohammad miri0Assistant Professor of the department of Islamic Ethics, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.Avicennian interpretation of the Verse of Light is not limited to the works of Avicenna. But, It has also been at the center of attention in other philosophies and approaches of Quranic interpretations. Ones who are interested in philosophy acknowledged Avicenna's interpretation and defend it, in a manner that rests on philosophical foundations, but ones who are not interested in philosophy pessimistically refuse it. Thus, the paper aims to study Avicenna's interpretation from the perspective of ijtihādi interpretation (an inferential method of interpretation). I will not employ a philosophical language that is perhaps not acceptable by many thinkers. Through this new perspective, I would raise arguments that reveal the accuracy of Avicenna's interpretation. In this study, I will show how Avicenna's interpretation is correspondent with esoteric interpretations of Verse of Light as well as other readings of the verse, interpretational narratives, and Ubayy ibn Ka'b’s interpretation. Finally, I conclude that Avicenna's interpretation is not only incompatible with what generally is comprehended from the apparent content of the verse, but also is it completely compatible with some other readings of the verse. I will also show that, despite what some have claimed, Avicenna's interpretation does not impose a philosophical meaning on the Holy Quran.https://ap.journals.isu.ac.ir/article_75868_be284dd2c07aa15740ec33335736a2f5.pdfverse of lightavicennaphilosophical interpretationesoteric interpretation |
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| title | Analyzing Avicenna’s Philosophical Interpretation of Verse of Light |
| title_full | Analyzing Avicenna’s Philosophical Interpretation of Verse of Light |
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| title_short | Analyzing Avicenna’s Philosophical Interpretation of Verse of Light |
| title_sort | analyzing avicenna s philosophical interpretation of verse of light |
| topic | verse of light avicenna philosophical interpretation esoteric interpretation |
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