Lahoud - Issue five - Colloquy.pdf (139.34 kB)
Some Aspects of Islamic Allegory
journal contribution
posted on 2017-05-12, 02:18 authored by Nelly Lahoudhis paper explores the interplay between the literal sense of the Qur’ãn and the various allegorical interpretations (ta’wîl) of many of its verses. It draws on the esoteric and the exoteric interpretations the Scripture lends itself to.