Hermeneutics and the Religious Interpretation of the World

In this volume of his outstanding encyclopedia, Dr. Abdul-Jabbar Al-Rifai unveils unprecedented cognitive horizons through "Hermeneutics and the Religious Interpretation of the World". The book offers a courageous critical stance against the gridlock of contemporary Islamic thought, proving that the stagnation of renewal lies not in the sacred text itself, but in inherited interpretive tools that petrify meanings in archaic contexts. The author presents hermeneutics as a vital tool to harmonize the sacred text with the spirit of the age. Hosting deep dialogues and essays by leading minds, Al-Rifai analyzes how an interpreter’s language, environment, and worldviews govern the generation of meaning. It is a call to transition toward a modern interpretation that reveals the eternal beauty of faith, liberating it from restrictive views to highlight the compassionate essence of divine revelation.

To discover how our understanding of religion is not a static, rigid mold but a dynamic human reading influenced by time and culture, providing you with the cognitive keys to interpret sacred texts with a contemporary rational spirit.

For researchers of Quranic studies and interpretive methodologies, students of philosophy and comparative religions, and any mind seeking to liberate religious knowledge from historical stagnation.