naqli
(naqlī)
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A reference to those sciences that can be learned only through transmission, going back ultimately to the founder of the science in question, and, in the case of the religious sciences, to the Revelation itself. |
| Long Description: |
A reference to those sciences that can be learned only through transmission, going back ultimately to the founder of the science in question, and, in the case of the religious sciences, to the Revelation itself. These include the recitation of Qur’ān, ḥadīth, and grammar among others. One can learn such sciences on the basis of authority and imitation, unlike the philosophical and intellectual (‘aqlī) sciences. |
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Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition, edited by Dr. Joseph Lumbard |
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