EVALUATİON OF THE INTERPRETATİONS OF THE VERSES RELATED TO THE WOMEN ISSUES İN THE EXEGESİS OF FAKHR AL-DİN AL-RAZİ
RÂZÎ TEFSİRİNDE KADIN KONULU YORUMLARA ANALİTİK BİR BAKIŞ

Author : Leyla ŞAHİN
Number of pages : 366-382

Abstract

Verses related to the women in classical exegesis attract the attention of many scholars in modern period. This disputable topic will be reviewed in this article from the perspective of famous exegete al-Razi. In addition, this artilce will compare critically his appraoch with his contemporaries and other scholars. By doing this the article aims at identifying the criticism carried out by modern scholarship. In brief, this article will re-evaluate the perception of women by Muslim exegetecial tradition objectively and analytically. Razi's subjective interpretation of the verses will be analysed on the basis of his approaches to the topics such as woman's witnessing, inheritance, the status of man over woman as a qawwam. At the end this article will shed light on the socio-cultural background of the commentator. Moreover, it will give us an opportunity to judge whether or not this background has any influence on his exegetical work.

Keywords

Razi, woman, criticism, exegesis, modernity, gender.

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