Comparative Studies of Quran

Comparative Studies of Quran

Determining the meaning of the text in comparison of the two views of Allameh Tabatabai and Paul Ricoeur

Document Type : Original

Authors
mohamadreza abooei mehreizi 1
malek mohamadzadeh 2
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Quranic and Hadith Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran
2 PhD student of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran
Abstract
The use of multiple methods of understanding the text has been of interest both among Islamic commentators and among Western hermeneutists since long ago. In this research, two different views of Allameh Tabatabai and Paul Ricoeur have been examined in the interpretation of the text. The present research is descriptive-analytical. The findings of this research have shown that both scientists have significant commonalities in the way of determining the meaning or interpretation of the text, such as the central text and avoiding the interpretation without documentation and avoiding the belief that there is a difference between the concept and the example, and at the same time, there is a serious confrontation in The interpretation of the text, including paying attention or not paying attention to the author's intention, the plurality of the meaning of the text, and the validation of the interpretations, stand out in both views; This contrast shows the difference between the two discourses in the evolution of text interpretation among Islamic commentators and Western hermeneutics.
Keywords
Allamah Tabatabaii
Text-centeredness
Ricoeur
Credits of Interpretations
Multiplicity of Interpretations

Subjects

  1.  The Holy Qur'an

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  • Receive Date 15 January 2023
  • Revise Date 06 May 2023
  • Accept Date 30 April 2023
  • Publish Date 20 February 2023