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Criticism of the Theory of Three-Layered Interpretation of the Holy Qur’an
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Marziyeh Ghadami   1, Keyvan Ehsani , Alireza Tabibi , Ali Hasanbegi |
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| The theory of three-layered interpretation was proposed by Jafar Nekounam, and it is based on the idea that modern interpretation of the Qur'an depends on three layers of historical, meta-historical, and contemporary interpretation. The historical interpretation is to mention the meaning that was common among the Arabs of Hejaz during the Prophet's era. Transhistorical interpretation is also a general semantic expression of the verses without ethnic and historical coordinates; so that, that meaning is acceptable among all human races. Contemporary interpretation is a meaning that can be adapted to the cases and examples of the current era. Some of the most important foundations of the theory of three-layered interpretation are: the historicity of the Qur'an, the conventionality of the language of the Qur'an, the marginality of the Qur'an's text. According to some critics, the basis of the historicity of the Qur'an is considered to violate the universality and immortality of the Qur'an; However, this theory claims that the three-layered interpretation does not contradict the generality and immortality of the Qur'an, and the historicity of the Qur'an only refers to the historical layer. However, the basis of "being a margin on the text" is considered to be the opposite of the Qur'an's expressiveness and clarity in relation to everything; However, in this theory, the mentioned verse is considered to refer only to the issues that were raised during the Prophet's mission period, which has been interpreted as marginal, not all human needs forever. In another criticism, the basis of the Qur'an's customary nature is considered to be against the authenticity of the teachings of the Qur'an; but the owner of the theory does not consider this basis to be a hindrance to the authenticity of the Qur'an, because the Qur'an confronts false beliefs and traditions, and the presence of some false statements in the Qur'an are considered as arguments and appeasement. In addition, in some cases, this theory has similarities with the theories of Abū Zayd and Faḍl al-Raḥmān, which negates its novelty. However, Nekounam is of the opinion that the novelty of a theory is the differences of that theory, and among the distinctions of this theory is that, unlike the theory of Faḍlullah, which was only concerned with the verses of commandments, this theory includes all the verses of the Qur'an, both commandments and non-commandments verses. And finally, among the other problems of this theory is the inappropriateness of using the word "layer" in the title of the theory and the preference of using "stage" instead of it, and the inappropriateness of using the word "interpretation" for the contemporary stage and the preference of using "adaptation" instead. However, the owner of the theory considers the use of these terms and words to be tolerant and considers the problem to be solvable with the definition he gives. |
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| Keywords: Three-layered interpretation, Principles of interpretation, Method of interpretation, Nekounam, Armin, Darzi. |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2022/07/11 | Accepted: 2022/07/1 | Published: 2022/07/1
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