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Reconciling Revelation and Tradition in Islam
Rehabilitating Exegesis
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Beschreibung
Islam was reinvented as Islamism. This remarkable transformation was triggered by politics, assisted by the repressions of reason and expedited through "interpretation. " Hawkish rulers endeavoured to enlarge the realm of Islam, but not just by preaching. They wished to use swords and not just words. Thus, they required a reinterpretation of revelation that would justify wars of aggression. But revelation prohibits using force. It prohibits resorting to compulsion in the propagation of religion. To be sincere, reversion requires being from the heart, not driven by the fear of violence. This triggers Islamophobia. The required justification was furnished by hawkish jurists. They justified wars of aggression in the perennial war of the dar al-Islam vs the dar al-harb. This "war" was a precursor of the Hegelian struggle for recognition of "masters and slaves" and Huntington's "clash of civilisations. " Regrettably, the jurists' participation in the furthering of the political agendas of their rulers permitted exegesis and jurisprudence to sink to propaganda. The justification, portrayed as an "interpretation" of revelation, required extensive tampering with revelation. For the "interpretation" was tantamount to a politicization of revelation. This was expedited by the weaponization of exegesis and jurisprudence. The weaponization of exegesis and jurisprudence entailed recourse to hawkish traditions and the principle of abrogation. But the politicization of revelation corrupted the knowledge of revelation. The corruption of knowledge engendered political Islam. The reinterpretation of revelation was expedited by recourse to a range of unwarranted perceptions. These encompassed reservations regarding the perfection of revelation. It was argued that revelation was in parts "unclear" and "insufficiently detailed. " Thus, it required "explanation" and "detailing. " These would be furnished by traditions. But the Book of Allah presents itself as a "clear Book. " How could a Book that is already "clear" require further "clarification". To assert that the Book of Allah is partly "unclear" is to contradict what the Book of Allah teaches about itself. To contradict any verse of the Book of Allah is to reject that verse. Thus, traditionalist exegesis rests upon a rejection of all verses that teach that the Book is "clear. " Traditionalists also allege that the Book is in parts insufficiently detailed. " This perception contradicts verses of the Book which teach that the Book is "fully detailed. " For the Book presents itself as "fully detailed. " Again, to contradict these verses is to reject them. Revelation is also treated as "contradictory. " The reconciliation of "contradictions" would be expedited by recourse to the teaching of abrogation. But to treat all allegedly "abrogated" verses as untrue, is to reject those verses. The Book of Allah was treated as a work of a person who was at times "blurred," "forgetful," and "confused. " This is anthropomorphism. The proliferation of unwarranted perceptions was enabled by the repression of reason. Reason was subordinated to tradition. The perception that tradition, too, is revelation prepared the way for the teaching of dual revelation. This perception is justified by recourse to a tradition where the prophet reportedly asserted that he received "two things, the Book of Allah and the traditions. " Regrettably, recourse to the teaching of dual revelation entailed recourse to the duality of divinity. This encroaches on tawhid. Revelation differs from tradition. Yet traditionalists conflate the words of men with the words of God, and treat them as "equal. " Is this a reflection of tauhid. Revelation is from Allah; traditions are from persons. The fusion of tradition with revelation corrupted the knowledge of revelation. Treating tradition as "revelation" transformed tradition into a "partner" of revelation. In time, tradition superseded revelation. This reflects a re-orientation from revelation to tradition.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Leslie Terebessy
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2024
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 208