The Qur'an as a Treatise on Revelation: A Hermeneutical Analysis of the Concept of Revelation by Fazlur Rahman and Abdullah Saeed
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Reveleation, Wahy, Hermeneutics, Fazlur Rahman, Abdullah SaeedAbstract
The revelations of Allah other than the Qur'an are also revealed through ideas. The Qur'an is the only revelation that has truly been revealed by Allah with its pronunciation and meaning. Some scholars interpret revelation as inspiration that only brings meaning without words. Not a few orientalists have examined the psychology of Muhammad, whether he was a healthy person or a sick person, because his recognition as a prophet is considered impossible. Seeing the Qur'an as derived from the previous scriptures and rejecting the prophethood of Muhammad as a trans-historical event, for them the prophethood of Muhammad is an imitation. Fazlur Rahman distinguishes the unique nature of the Qur'anic revelation from other forms of creative knowledge and places the Qur'an at the very top with regard to the essence of divinity and the inspiration of ideas. In Saeed's perspective, in interpreting the ethical-legal verses, one must take into account social changes in order to sustain the close relationship between the Qur'an and Muslims today.
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