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Rehabilitation of the Knowledge of Revelation

Al-Mada: Jurnal Agama, Sosial, dan Budaya

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Title Rehabilitation of the Knowledge of Revelation
 
Creator Abdullah, Abdul Karim
 
Description Muslims rose to prominence by following revelation. They faded by following tradition. For tradition is a reflection of revelation. How did tradition eclipse revelation? Tradition began to contend with revelation for attention. First, the tradition cast doubt on the ability of reason to “explain” revelation. To enhance its prestige, tradition presented itself as “equal” to revelation. As a result of the inclusion of tradition in revelation, the meaning of “revelation” changed. Revelation was no longer restricted to the word of God; it would in addition encompass the reports of men. This had an effect on the Muslim civilization. For in the longer term, tradition did not merely “supplement” revelation. It went on to “judge,” replace and even abrogate parts of revelation. Traditions – the words of persons – replaced the words of God. Thus, renewal requires rescuing revelation from weak traditions. This entails the assistance of reason, which was similarly sidelined by tradition. People were expected to follow tradition even against reason. Hence, renewal requires the affirmation of the pre-eminence of revelation in relation to reason and tradition. Tradition, for its part, requires being consigned to its role as the actualization of revelation in practice rather than its “judge” or “abrogator.”
 
Publisher LPPM Institut Pesantren KH. Abdul Chalim
 
Date 2021-07-28
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://e-journal.ikhac.ac.id/index.php/almada/article/view/1443
10.31538/almada.v4i2.1443
 
Source Al-Mada: Jurnal Agama, Sosial, dan Budaya; Vol 4 No 2 (2021): Islamic Culture; 181-196
2599-2473
10.31538/almada.v4i2
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://e-journal.ikhac.ac.id/index.php/almada/article/view/1443/676
 
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