This thesis examines modern interpretation of historical narrative in the Qur'an, taking as an example Sayyid Qut&dotbelow;b's exegesis of the stories of 'Ad and Thamud in his tafsir, Fi Z&dotbelow;ilal al-Qur'an. This is accomplished by surveying of 'Ad and Thamud prior to Qut&dotbelow;b to show how great the shift of interpretation is between classical and modern exegetes. Furthermore, close reading of Fi Z&dotbelow;ilal al-Qur'an is made in order to trace the significance of the two tales for Qut&dotbelow;b, as Qut&dotbelow;b's interpretation is not only a response to his predecessors but also to his contemporary milieu; which featured political, ideological and religious conflict. His experiences with the latter are reflected in his interpretation which follows the pattern of jahiliyah versus Islam, 'Ad versus Hud, and Thamud versus S&dotbelow;alih&dotbelow;. Hud and S&dotbelow;alih&dotbelow;, as prophets and callers to the truth, represent Qut&dotbelow;b himself, whereas 'Ad and Thamud, as challengers and evildoers, stand for his enemies; the West, its materialistic tendencies and the Egyptian government. In commenting on the Z&dotbelow;ilal's hermeneutic, we will examine its systematization of the surahs and verses which contain these two tales as well as analyze Qut&dotbelow;b's argumentation, historical consciousness, hermeneutic, and personal judgement.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.29837 |
| Date | January 1999 |
| Creators | Makin, Al. |
| Contributors | Boullata, Issa J. (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Arts (Institute of Islamic Studies.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001687495, proquestno: MQ55000, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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