Tawil - Context: Faith and Practice

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Ta’wil: The elucidation of inner or esoteric meaning (batin) from the outer meaning of text, ritual, or religious prescription.

While the apparent meanings of the Quran are accessed through the traditional discipline of tafsir or exegesis, the batin is made known only through the hermeneutical process known as tawil (interpretation).

The of deeper meanings within the Quran (batin) isn't explicitly mentioned in any single verse. , there are verses that scholars use to support of deeper understanding. Here are a few relevant verses:

He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate, and He is, of all things, Knowing. (Quran 57:3)

• This verse introduces the names Al-Zahir (the Manifest) and Al-Batin (the Hidden) in reference to Allah. It establishes the idea that there are aspects of Allah's knowledge and beyond our immediate understanding these deeper meanings (batin) is linked to the concept of Tawil, an interpretive used by some scholars. It is important to note that concept of Tawil is debated within Islamic scholarship.

[He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone Except whom He has approved of messengers, and indeed, He sends before each messenger and behind him observers (Quran 72:26-27)

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Here are some resourcrs for further reading:

• Batin - Oxford Reference: Concept of Batin in Quran

• Al-Batin - Muslim and Quran: Al-Batin in Quran