TY - BOOK AU - Gwynne,Rosalind Ward TI - Logic, rhetoric and legal reasoning in the Qur'ān: God's arguments T2 - RoutledgeCurzon studies in the Qur"an SN - 0203343085 AV - BP134.R33 G89 2004eb U1 - 297.1/2281 22 PY - 2004/// CY - London PB - RoutledgeCurzon KW - Faith and reason KW - Islam KW - Qurʼanic teaching KW - Qurʼan and philosophy KW - Intellect KW - Religious aspects KW - Electronic books KW - Islam et raison KW - Enseignement coranique KW - Coran et philosophie KW - Intelligence KW - Aspect religieux KW - Livres numériques KW - e-books KW - aat KW - RELIGION KW - Koran & Sacred Writings KW - bisacsh KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The covenant -- Signs and precedents -- The Sunna of God -- Rules, commands, and reasons why -- Legal arguments -- Comparison -- Contrast -- Categorical arguments -- Conditional and disjunctive arguments -- Technical terms and debating technique -- Conclusions N2 - Muslims have always used verses from the Qur'an to support opinions on law, theology, or life in general, but almost no attention has been paid to how the Qur'an presents its own precepts as conclusions proceeding from reasoned arguments. Whether it is a question of God's powers of creation, the rationale for his acts, or how people are to think clearly about their lives and fates, Muslims have so internalized Qur'anic patterns of reasoning that many will assert that the Qur'an appeals first of all to the human powers of intellect. This book provides a new key to both the Qur'an and Islamic in UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=116160 ER -