The Misconcepttions (Jadal) in Quran

• Main Authors: Deen Bell, Muhammad Kamal, Toure, Abdoul Karim, Mohamed Yusoff, Adnan
• Format: Article
• Language: en_US
• Published: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia 2016
• Subjects: Quran; argumentation; method; misconception
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/9830
• Institution: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

Jadal(argumentation)is a method of expression that Quran Karim,the holy book of the Muslims embarks on in preaching its missions and conveying its messages.It also serves as guidance in everything,be it religious or otherwise.It takes some measures and methods to deliver and convey its messages to the word,e.g qissah (story),qasam(oath),hathal(proverbs),hiwar (communication),Jadal/Muhajjah(argumentation)inclusive.However,out of these Quran methods,only argumentation(jadal/muhajjah)remains controversial that some scholars and writers have bias mind with.Some talk about its prohibition in the two major sources of shariah,quran and sunnah.Some suggest abrogation of its verses in the Quran,whileother sees it as unlawful thing that should not be approached or drawn near to at all by a Muslim.It is against this background that this paper wants to examine study further and assess critically the misconceptions surrounding this natural phenomenon (jadal)in the light of the holy book;Quran.