The Qur’ān and Arguments: An Examination of Najm al-Dīn al-Ṭūfī’s Dialectical Theory in ‘Alam al-Jadhal fī ‘ilm al-Jadal
(2025). The Qur’ān and Arguments: An Examination of Najm al-Dīn al-Ṭūfī’s Dialectical Theory in ‘Alam al-Jadhal fī ‘ilm al-Jadal. IHYA
Abstract: This article explores the dialectical theory of the Ḥanbalī scholar Najm al-Dīn al-Ṭūfī (d. 716/1316) through a comprehensive study of his work ʿAlam al-Jadhal fī ʿIlm al-Jadal. It begins with a biographical overview, situating al-Ṭūfī within the intellectual and political contours of the late Mamlūk period. The core of the study then offers a structural and conceptual analysis of ʿAlam al-Jadhal, highlighting its blend of traditional juridical dialectics with an innovative Qur’ānic hermeneutic. Central to the work is al-Ṭūfī’s pioneering method of "dialectical exegesis," where he systematically identifies and reconstructs argumentation strategies embedded within the Qur’ān. The study focuses on four principal dialectical tools found in his exegesis - qiyās (analogy), manʿ (negation), naqḍ (refutation), and muʿāraḍa (counter-argumentation) - exploring their logical structure, rhetorical function, and theological significance. By reconfiguring the Qur’ān as a repository of dialectical method, al-Ṭūfī both extends the Ḥanbalī tradition’s rationalist strand and inaugurates a new genre of legaltheological commentary. The article concludes by situating ʿAlam al-Jadhal within broader Islamic traditions of disputation, examining its contribution to the ethics of argumentation and its potential as a source for reconstructing Islamic rationality in a post-classical context.
(2025). The Qur’ān and Arguments: An Examination of Najm al-Dīn al-Ṭūfī’s Dialectical Theory in ‘Alam al-Jadhal fī ‘ilm al-Jadal. IHYA
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