Document Type : Research Paper
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1 Phd Student, Tarbiat Modaress University, Tehrsn, Iran
2 Associate Professor of Quran & Hadith Science, Tarbiat Modares University
3 Professor of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University
4 Assistant Professor of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University
Abstract
Rational argumentation is one of the sources of Quranic interpretation, and interpreters have various perspectives on the source of reason. Ibn Taymiyyah is inclined towards anti-rationalism. The present study, using a descriptive, analytical, and critical method, aims to examine the function of reason and its relation to verbal revelation from the perspective of Ibn Taymiyyah. The results indicated that he is mistaken in theoretical theorization and discussion. In expressing his views on reason, he simultaneously asserts the speculative validity of reason and the lack of credibility of demonstrative reason; despite numerous theoretical arguments, he does not accept anything beyond necessary reason. Furthermore, in this regard, he generally denies rational sciences (philosophy and theology). Although he is sometimes strong in rationalism in foundational discussions, he is agile in anti-rationalism when it comes to comparison and simultaneous reference to reason alongside other evidence, readily launching the harshest attacks on it, as if there is no enmity like reason. Ibn Taymiyyah has been indifferent to the role of reason in the formation of verbal revelation.
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