mystical ta'vilat of Najm aldin Razi and Nazzam Nishaburi: comparetive and analytic inquiry

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Department of Quran and Hadith, University of Kashan

2 Ph.D student, Department of Quran and Hadith, University of Kashan

Abstract

Mystic and sufis consider to ta'vil of the quran therefore have special understanding from quranic verses and compare their belief and behavior with it. Nazzam Nishaburi, scholar of eight or nine century in "ghara'ib alquran wa ragha'ib alfurqan" presents his ta'valat that take effect from author of "ta'vilaj najmiyah", "Najm aldin Razi" be known as "dayah". He acknowledges this derivation from "Razi" and attempts to choice ta'vils that outsight and insight of quran together be considered. According to Nishaburi's proficiency in Arabic literature and his theosophical property' we try to compare and analysis these ta'vilat of tow scholars. Nishaburi precis Razi's topics and in cases changes content and literature of them or adds mystical topics to them. In some cases Nishaburi states independently tavil of quran that be comparable with principles and methods of mystical interpretation of Razi. This article analyze and describe this ta'vilat.

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