Understanding the objectives of the Qur’an: a critical analysis al-Ghazali's views

• Main Authors: Gilani, Sayyid Mohammad Yunus, Islam, Tazul
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Zes Rokman Resources 2016
• Subjects: BP130 Works about the Qurʼān
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/46605/1/46605_Understanding%20the%20objectives.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/46605/; http://kliisc.com/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

‘Objectives of the Qur’an’ was pioneered by Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali in his later composition called Jawahir al-Qur’an. This particular concept becomes increasingly fashionable in the contemporary Quranic scholarship. Though it has been able to draw a particular attention from contemporary scholars, t...