Questions for Self-study
1. Think about how do the Qur’an and Hadith/Sunnah play an epistemological role in theology, laws/shari’ah, morality and ethics, politics and economics of the Muslims. How do Muslims define the Qur’an, hadith, sunnah?
2. How do Muslims know that the Qur’an they recite today is the Qur’an that the Prophet and his Companions recited? How reliable was the method of the compilation of the Qur’an? How does it help to eliminate any doubt of mistake and forgery of the Qur’anic text?
3. Think about the importance of the knowledge of Mekkan and Madani revelations to a person who seeks the guidance from the Qur’an. What does the ignorance about these verses do to the people who study/interpret the Qur’an?
4. How does the knowledge about the cause of revelation (sabab al-Nuzul) help us to understand the Qur’an properly? Please give some examples.
5. What are the benefits of the knowledge of abrogation in the Qur’an? What are the aspects of ‘Ijaz in of the Qur’an? How do we Muslims in the 21st century benefit this aspect of the Qur’an in our daily life?
6. Can anyone interpret the Qur’an? Explain your answer. How do you appreciate the plethora of Tafsir works that have been written since its compilation period up till today?
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