موجودہ دور میں سائنسی علوم کے تناظر میں قرآنی تفسیر

Quranic Exegesis in the Light of Contemporary Scientific Perspectives

Authors

  • Dr. Abdul Majid Ph.D Research Scholar, Department of Islamic and Religious Studies, Hazara University Mansehra
  • Dr. Sayyed Azkia Hashimi Professor/Chairman, Department of Islamic and Religious Studies, Hazara University Mansehra

Abstract

There exists mainly  two  viewpoints   pertaining to exegesis of the holy Quran.  According to one viewpoint Quranic exegesis (Tafseer) can be done in the light of modern  disciplines of  Knowledge including  modern science. The other viewpoints does not endorse the Quranic exegesis in modern perspectives. The current paper will explore the viewpoint that whether the Quranic exegesis is permissible and appropriate in the light of modern scientific and intellectual thoughts. Unde this viewpoint few scholars will be quoted to see the critical point of interpreting cosmological verses in the light of modern scientific data.Scientific and intellectual knowledge is only possible due to intellect or aql, so importance of intellect and intellectual arguments is elaborated to authenticate the viewpoint.  The holy Quran contains about 750 verses alluding to the phenomena of nature which are scattering in the heavens and the earth. All these phenomena are deemed as signs of Almighty Creator as they are His creation.The Quran considers phenomena of nature in afaq –o- anfus as cosmological   signs  (ayat)  as it says to its verses  as signs. Both verbal &  non-verbal (Physical)  signs are given the same importance in the holy Quran. So explaining those ayat in the light of modern science is nothing but the main purpose of the Quran as the holy Quran was not only for the previous generations but for all generations to satisfy  them. That satisfaction can be achieved  only in the language  of modern man  and in the context of modern science which can quench  the thirst of  modern mind. Luckily all those signs and themes are present in the Quran. Now just need to be expressed in the light of modern sciences which is main theme of the current paper. 

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Published

2023-02-01

How to Cite

Dr. Abdul Majid, & Dr. Sayyed Azkia Hashimi. (2023). موجودہ دور میں سائنسی علوم کے تناظر میں قرآنی تفسیر: Quranic Exegesis in the Light of Contemporary Scientific Perspectives. MEI, 18(02). Retrieved from https://ojs.aiou.edu.pk/index.php/jmi/article/view/195