Reading the Term Dalâl in The Qur’an

In the contemporary Islamic thought, there are two different ways in interpreting the texts of the Qur'an. First is those who interpret texts of the Qur'an through historical and contextual perspectives (hermeneutic). This category is represented by progressive, moderate and liberal Muslim. Second, those who interpret Qur'an literally and strictly, as what it is. This category is represented by puritan and fundamentalist Muslim. Eikmeier 1 said that puritan Islamist has a strong influence on the society's literal interpretation of Qur'an today, including the interpretation of term dall. In particular, Eikmeier indicated the influence of Sayyid Qutb (d. 1966), the prominent figure of the early al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun, on the thought of puritan Islamist, which later influences the thought of many Islamic movement all around the world. Qutb basically inherited and influenced by a thought of Ibn Taimiyyah (d. 728 H.) in interpreting texts of the two Holy Scriptures (Qur'an and Hadits). Eikmeier then called this Islamic variant of thought as qutbism, refers to Sayyid Qutb. Qutbism structured on a common foundation of puritan Islamist orientations, as is described in the following beliefs: 1. A belief that most Muslims today have deviated from true Islam and they must return to "pure Islam" as originally practiced during the period of the Prophet; 2. The path to "pure Islam" is only through a literal and strict interpretation of the Qur'an and Hadits, along with implementation of the Prophet's commands; 3. Muslims should individually interpret the original sources without being slavishly bound to the interpretations of Islamic scholars

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  Dale C Eikmeier•The US Army War College Quarterly…•2007

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