Abstract
This article examines the relationship between logic (manṭiq) and exegesis (tafsīr) through the specific case of the treatise titled Risāla fī Tafsīr Qawlihī Taʿālā: “wa-law ʿalima Allāhu fīhim khayran la-asmaʿahum”, written by Ismāʿīl al-Galanbawī (d. 1205/1791), one of the most distinguished Ottoman scholars, on the 23rd verse of Surat al-Anfāl. As al-Galanbawī states, certain ill-intentioned people claim that the verse contains a syllogism and that the conclusion of this syllogism is impossible: “Had Allah found any goodness in them, He would have certainly made them hear. [But] even if He had made them hear, they would have surely turned away heedlessly.” According to this syllogism, the conclusion should be as follows: “Had Allah found any goodness in them, they would [still] have turned away heedlessly.” However, it is necessary that those in whom Allah the Almighty knows there is good should not turn away. In his treatise, al-Galanbawī presents three different approaches to this objection: (i) there is no syllogism in the verse; (ii) even if we accept that there is a syllogism in the verse; the syllogism does not satisfy the necessary formal conditions (al-shurūṭ al-ṣūriyya); and (iii) even if the alleged syllogism in the verse satisfies the necessary formal conditions, the conclusion is not impossible. Al-Galanbawī examines the subject in detail within the context of the science of logic, evaluating the views of those who authored works on this matter before him, primarily those of his master, Abū Saʿīd Muḥammad Hādimī (d. 1176/1762). In this respect, the treatise constitutes a highly significant demonstration of how effective logic can be in the practice of exegesis. In this study, I aim to offer a modest contribution to the field by examining the relationship between logic and exegesis, focusing specifically on the treatise.
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Exegesis Logic Sūrat al-Anfāl Hādimī al-GalanbawīShare
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- Authors: Abdurrahman Beşikci, İbn Haldun Üniversitesi
- DOI: dx.doi.org/10.65643/Nazariyat.12.1.M0290en
- Page: 175-210
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