The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2455 page)
Read The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Online
Authors: John Bowker
BOOK: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
2.41Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
Taw
d-i Il
h
(Divine Faith of Akbar):
d-i Ilh(Divine Faith of Akbar):Ta’w
l
l(Arab.). In Islam a term for commentary on the
Qur’
n
. It was originally synonymous with
tafs
r
, but it became associated later with commentary on the content of the Qur’
n, and eventually with allegorical interpretation, often in support of particular schools or parties of Islam. It was a method held in some suspicion because of the danger of ‘explaining away’ the uncongenial, and it came to be held that ta’w
l could never contradict the plain sense.
Qur’
n. It was originally synonymous with
tafs
r, but it became associated later with commentary on the content of the Qur’
n, and eventually with allegorical interpretation, often in support of particular schools or parties of Islam. It was a method held in some suspicion because of the danger of ‘explaining away’ the uncongenial, and it came to be held that ta’wl could never contradict the plain sense.Other books
Reclaiming the Wolf (Cascade Shifters Book 1) by Jessie Donovan
Nurse Kelsey Abroad by Marjorie Norrell
Anchored: A Lake Series Novella by Annalisa Grant
The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine by Peter Straub
The Positronic Man by Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg
Return of the Assassin (Assassin Series 3) by Blake, Russell
A Scandalous Secret by Beth Andrews
Will's Story by Jaye Robin Brown
Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir
The Shadow Queen by Bertrice Small
