Explanation
Al-Razi represents an exegetical approach broader than philology alone, because it integrates philosophical, scientific, and symbolic knowledge into interpretation. In the book, he is presented as a reader of multiple interpretive systems, with particular attention to the Qur’an’s ultimate meaning.
Referred to by
- The multiple systems in al-Razi’s reading
- Al-Razi and Orientalism as two examples of expanding the tools of interpretation
- Al-Razi corroborates the verses with the prevailing sciences
- Al-Razi incorporates the sciences into interpretation
- The Qur’an is an organized narrative discourse with multiple systems and another meaning
- Renewing the reading of the Qur’an requires dismantling traditional exegesis and expanding the tools of ijtihad