INTERPRETATION OF THE PUNISHMENT FOR ADULTERY (AL-NUR, 2) IN MODERN QUR’ANIC EXEGESIS
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Abstract
The article is devoted to the analysis of approaches to the interpretation of the al-Nur, 2 in modern Qur’anic exegesis. The major attention of the author is focused on the issues of rational argumentation that was used by the Muslim commentators to justify and legitimize the corporal punishment of flogging in the modern context. Following the analysis of the treatises of S. Qutb, A. A. Mawdudi, S. Hawwa, it is concluded that while the Muslim exegetes are anxious to preserve the full validity of the norm, their elaborate and sophisticated approach to the interpretation of this seemingly clear and straightforward norm may be intended to minimize the number of cases where the actual punishment must be applied. This can be taken as another manifestation of the dual nature of the sharia’s social doctrine which combines unequivocal obedience to the clear-cut demands of the Qur’an with application of a wide range of procedures and techniques that legitimately limit the scope of its actual implementation.
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(Al-Nur, 2), Adultery, Interpretation, Modern Qur’anic Exegesis, Punishment
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