Abstract:

Sadr al-Shariah al-Thanî (d. 747/1346), who is a great Islamic thinker, faqih (Islamic jurist) and mutakallim (scholar of kalam) wrote a large number of books in different fields. Ta’wil-i Qıssa-i Yusuf is one of his worksthat was written in the Persian Language. The only manuscript of this book, with registration number 1980, is currently in the library of Sulaymaniya, Aghia Sophia. Sadr al-Shariah interpreted the Joseph Parable in this work. This paper focuses on contents of this book and it will try to uncover the methodology applied by the author. Sadr alShariah, applies the persons, events and actions that are mentioned in the story, on nafs (enfus), while trying to build the exemplary aspect of the Joseph Parable on the Irfânî (gnosis) base. By doing soö he opens the way for the Ishari (allegorical and mystical) and literary interpretations. This study presents the approaches of author towards the Quran that is rather based on Sufism (mystical). According to this study, the Sufist approach towards the Quran offers the author a quite wide room for interpreting the Quranic verses. In other words, this study will show that, the commentator has an Irfanî (gnosis) approach which allows him to interpret the Quranic verses from a broad perspective.

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