The Role of Allegorical Exegesis in Interpreting the Verses of the Quran

Abstract

This article describes that the theoretical and methodological foundations of research on mental interpretations are separate and expressive, one of the topics in Islamic interpretation, and among interpretations Ishari interpretations have a special place, interpretation of verses on the basis of meaning known to oneself, not known to everyone, instead of mufassir, manifested meaning in Ishari interpretations. Examples are also given from mysticism scholars Najmiddin Kubro's “at-TA'vilot an-najmiya” and Hakim Termisi's “Kitab tafsir al-Quran al-musammo bakhr at-tafsir”.