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Zawahir al-Qur'an: The Authority of the Book's Literal Meanings

This book is corrected and edited by Al-Hassanain (p) Institue for Islamic Heritage and Thought

• Zawahir al-Qur'an: The Authority of the Book's Literal Meanings
• Arguments against the authority of the Zawahir
• 1. The understanding of the Qur'an is limited to a selected few
• 2. The prohibition of tafsir bi al-ray
• 3. The mystery of the meanings of the Qur'an
• 4. The knowledge that the literal meaning is not intended
• 5. The prohibition of following the mutashabihat
• 6. The occurrence of tahrif in the Qur'an
• The Methodology of Tafsir
• The Sources of Tafsir
• Limiting the Jurisdiction of the Qur'an by Khabar al-Wahid
• Doubts and Opinions
• Notes