Fıkıh Usûlü Geleneğinde Cüveynî’nin Te’vil Anlayışı
Juwaynî's Ta'wîl Understanding in the Fiqh Usûl Tradition

Summary/Abstract: Scholars have set some kaidahs and principles in order to prevent the mistakes that may occur in commenting of the nass and to ensure interpretation of the nass in compliance with the divine will. Accordingly, scholars have made an effort to determine the scope and limits of the activity of ta’wil, which is the act of revealing the hidden meanings in the nass through dalils(evidence). One of these scholars is İmam al-Haramayn al Juwayni (478/1085). He determined the general framework of ta'wîl in the category of words in and revealed the existence of ta'wîl through examples. Since all words were not suitable for ta’wil, he categorized them in terms of their suitability with ta'wîl. While some usulists say that ta’wil can be practiced on the words described as nass, Al-Juwayni states ta’wil is out of question in nass. Likewise, he states ta’wil cannot be made on mujmal, mufassar and mushtarak words which are difficult to understand. Al-Juwayni emphasizes that ta’wîl can only be practiced on words that are zahir(clear) in meaning. While he absolutely approves ta'wîl from usulistic aspect; he reflects two different views on kalam issues. In this study, besides Al- Juwayni’s usul works, by taking his works on kalam as the base, it is aimed to reveal his understanding of improvement.

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