https://ijis.umsida.ac.id/index.php/ijis/issue/feed Indonesian Journal of Islamic Studies 2025-06-19T01:00:27+00:00 Dr. Eni Fariyatul Fahyuni editor@umsida.ac.id Open Journal Systems https://ijis.umsida.ac.id/index.php/ijis/article/view/1771 Modernist Discourse and Qur'anic Interpretation in the Critical Thought of Mohammed Arkoun 2025-06-19T01:00:27+00:00 Faris Fadheel Otaiwi faris.fadeel@uokufa.edu.iq <p><strong data-start="133" data-end="156">General Background:</strong> Contemporary Qur'anic interpretation often finds itself at the crossroads of tradition and modernity. <strong data-start="259" data-end="283">Specific Background:</strong> One such tension is observable in the contrast between Mohamed Arkoun’s modernist hermeneutics and the traditional Shi‘i Imami exegetical framework. <strong data-start="433" data-end="451">Knowledge Gap:</strong> While Arkoun's secular methodologies challenge established religious paradigms, limited research has critically examined their compatibility with metaphysically grounded Imami thought. <strong data-start="637" data-end="646">Aims:</strong> This study critically analyzes Arkoun’s interpretive discourse through the lens of Imami hermeneutics, aiming to assess epistemological and methodological intersections. <strong data-start="817" data-end="829">Results:</strong> It reveals fundamental divergences regarding the nature of the Qur’an—Arkoun treating it as a cultural construct subject to historical critique, while Imami thought preserves its divine, miraculous essence through a sacred interpretive tradition. <strong data-start="1077" data-end="1089">Novelty:</strong> The paper juxtaposes Arkoun’s use of linguistics, anthropology, and sociology of knowledge with the theological underpinnings of Imami exegesis, offering an original comparative framework. <strong data-start="1279" data-end="1296">Implications:</strong> The study concludes by evaluating the potential and limits of integrating modernist insights into traditional Islamic interpretation, thereby contributing to the broader discourse on reconciling critical methodologies with religious orthodoxy.</p> <p><strong>Highlight:</strong></p> <ul> <li data-start="109" data-end="182"> <p data-start="112" data-end="182">Contrasts Arkoun’s modernist lens with Imami theological principles.</p> </li> <li data-start="183" data-end="246"> <p data-start="186" data-end="246">Highlights Qur'an’s dual role as sacred and cultural text.</p> </li> <li data-start="247" data-end="335" data-is-last-node=""> <p data-start="250" data-end="335" data-is-last-node="">Assesses integration potential of critical secular tools in traditional hermeneutics.</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Mohamed Arkoun, Modernist Discourse, Qur'anic Interpretation, Imami Exegesis, Islamic Thought</p> 2025-05-30T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Faris Fadheel Otaiwi