Abdullah Saeed's Construction of the Hierarchy of Values in the Qur’ān
A Philosophical Hermeneutic Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6156035 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barsihannor, Barsihannor Barsihannor, Muh Ilham (0000-0001-7712-3592), Andi Saputra (0009-0007-7683-123X, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu), Abdul Syatar (0000-0002-7349-2312) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2075-0943 • E-ISSN: 2520-0313 |
| Publisher | University of Management and Technology (PUBLISHER • PK) |
| DOI | 10.32350/jitc.131.09 |
| OpenAlex | W4382990711 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 25 |
This study aims to elaborate Abdullah Saeed's hierarchy of values construction. The hierarchy of values is one of the most significant elements in Abdullah Saeed's contextual approach. This concept defines the basic requirements for contextual interpretation of the Qur’ān in a global-unrestricted and limited restricted context. In this way, interpreters can identify the level of urgency, complexity, and ambiguity of values in the verses of the Qur’ān. This study deploys a qualitative research method, with Abdullah Saeed's works as the main reference point, especially the one entitled as Interpreting the Qur’ān: Towards a Contemporary Approach and Reading the Qur’ān in the Twenty-First Century: A Contextualist Approach. Abdullah Saeed's hierarchy of values construction is then analyzed using philosophical hermeneutics by Hans-Georg Gadamer. The findings of this study, namely Abdullah Saeed's construction of a hierarchy of values cannot be separated from the Australian social and cultural context, which encouraged Saeed to understand Islam’s flexibly. Saeed formulates a value hierarchy into five categories, namely obligatory values, fundamental values, protective values, implementational values, and instructional values. Basically, the value hierarchy put forth is little more than a synthesis of various concepts initiated by early Muslim scholars such as Umar bin Khattab and medieval scholars such as al-Thufi, Ghazali, 'Izz al-Din bin 'Abd al-Salam, al- Shatibi, and Fazlur Rahman
Absolute (philosophy · Ambiguity · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Hermeneutics · Hierarchy · Interpretation (philosophy · Interpreter · Islam · Linguistics · Political science · Reading (process · Sociology · Theology · Value (mathematics · Computer Science · Education and Character Development · Education and Islamic Studies · History · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · Qur’anic Interpretation Studies
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |