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Ibn Hazm, Abu Muhammad ‘Ali (994–1063)

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10.4324/9780415249126-H047-1
DOI: 10.4324/9780415249126-H047-1
Version: v1,  Published online: 1998
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Ibn Hazm was the originator of a school of interpretation which based its understanding of religious texts on the apparent meaning of scriptural concepts as opposed to their hidden meaning. He argued that there is a place for reason in the understanding of scripture, but that it has to be used within the context of revelation and is severely limited in terms of what it can demonstrate. His approach is based on the idea that the language and context of religious texts are sufficient for their readers to understand them, and that there is no need to use concepts such as analogy.

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Leaman, Oliver and Salman Albdour. Ibn Hazm, Abu Muhammad ‘Ali (994–1063), 1998, doi:10.4324/9780415249126-H047-1. Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Taylor and Francis, https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/biographical/ibn-hazm-abu-muhammad-ali-994-1063/v-1.
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