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Reading the Qur’an in the Twenty-First Century considers the development of Qur’anic interpretation and highlights modern debates around new approaches to interpretation. It explores how Muslims from various theological, legal, socio-political and philosophical backgrounds think about the meaning and relevance of the Qur’an, and how their ideas apply in the contemporary world. The book:reflects on one of the most dominant approaches to interpretation in the pre-modern period, textualism, and the reaction to that in Muslim feminist readings of the Qur’an today.covers issues such as identifying the hierarchical nature of Qur’anic values, the criteria for the use of hadith in interpretation, fluidity of meaning and ways of ensuring a degree of stability in interpretation.examines key Qur'anic passages and compares pre-modern and modern interpretations to show the evolving nature of interpretation. Examples discussed include: the authority of men over women, the death of Jesus, shura and democracy, and riba and interest.Abdullah Saeed provides a practical guide for interpretation and presents the principal ideas of a contextualist approach, which situates the original message of the Qur’an in its wider social, political, cultural, economic and intellectual context. He advocates a more flexible method of interpretation that gives due recognition to earlier interpretations of the Qur’an while also being aware of changing conditions and the need to approach the Qur’an afresh today.SommairePART 1: BACKGROUND AND EXAMPLES OF CONTEXTUALISM: PAST AND PRESENTChapter 1: Introduction and Modern Emphases in Qur’anic InterpretationChapter 2: Traditional Interpretation, Textualism and the Emergence of ContextualismChapter 3: An Early Form of Contextualism: Umar and InterpretationChapter 4: A Modern Form of Contextualism: Women’s Perspectives in InterpretationPART 2: KEY IDEAS AND PRINCIPLES OF CONTEXTUALIST INTERPRETATIONChapter 5: Revelation and ContexualisationChapter 6: Hierarchical Nature of Qur’anic ValuesChapter 7: Parallel Texts from the Qur’an and Dealing with HadithChapter 8: Meaning in a Contextualist FrameworkChapter 9: ‘Fundamentals of the Religion’ and InterpretationChapter 10: Contextualist Interpretation in PracticePART 3: DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS FOR DIFFERENT CONTEXTS: FOUR CASESChapter 11: Men’s ‘Authority’ Over Women and EqualityChapter 12: Crucifixion and Death of Jesus ChristChapter 13: Shūra and DemocracyChapter 14: Riba and InterestPART 4: CONCLUDING REMARKSChapter 15: EpilogueVoir sur le site de l'éditeur