Skip to content
Wellsprings
islamic-quranWe're still mapping where this idea was first discussed. Key passages and related ideas below.

Taʾwīl (Esoteric/Allegorical Interpretation)

Interpretation that goes beyond the literal sense to an inner or allegorical meaning, contrasted with transmitted tafsīr.

Interpretation that goes beyond the literal sense to an inner or allegorical meaning, contrasted with transmitted tafsīr.

Key passages(20)

Burhan Fi Usul Fiqh · Imam al-Haramayn al-Juwayni

Very high

Haqaiq Tawil · Al-Sharif al-Radi

High

Majazat Nabawiyya · Al-Sharif al-Radi

High

Manaqib Shafici · al-Bayhaqi

High

Nukat Wa Cuyun · al-Mawardi

High

Rasail · al-Sharif al-Murtada

High

Sahih al-Bukhari · Muhammad al-Bukhari

High

Cuthmaniyya · Al-Jahiz

High

Mustadrak Cala Majmuc Fatawa · Ibn Taymiyya

High

Mutashabih Quran · al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar

High

Tawil Mushkil Quran · Ibn Qutayba

High

Kamal Din · Ibn Babawayh (al-Saduq)

High

Athar Baqiya · al-Biruni

High

Bayan Talbis Jahmiyya · Ibn Taymiyya

High

Fasl Maqal · Ibn Rushd

High

Ghunya · Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani

Moderate

Mafatih Ghayb · Fakhr al-Din al-Razi

Moderate

Intisar Quran · al-Baqillani

Moderate

Jamic Bayan · Al-Tabari

Moderate

Tafsir Majmac Bayan · al-Tabarsi

Moderate