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Farhad Shafti: Who Is the Quran's Audience?
Sedanet's conversation with Farhad Shafti on the fundamental question of who the Quran's audience is. This is the first session in a series of talks seeking answers to three essential questions about the Quran.
About this video
In the first session of Sedanet's series of talks seeking answers to three essential questions about the Quran, Mohammad Kazem Barzegar speaks with Farhad Shafti about the fundamental question of who the Quran's audience is. This question is one of the most important hermeneutical and exegetical issues concerning the Quran, and the answer to it can fundamentally change our approach to understanding revelation.
In this conversation, Shafti elaborates on various perspectives regarding the Quran's audience and demonstrates how determining the audience affects the interpretation of verses, the understanding of the message of revelation, and the contemporary human's relationship with the Quran. The discussion of the historical and trans-temporal audience, the role of the context of revelation, and the possibility of the Quran's universal address are among the main themes of this session.
This conversation is an opportunity for those interested in Quranic studies, religious hermeneutics, and contemporary Islamic thought to become acquainted with one of the fundamental questions of understanding the Quran and to find a new horizon for approaching the sacred text.
