التفسير النفسي للقرآن الكريم بين الإرهاصات والممارسات

Abstract

This study addresses the topic of psychological interpretation of the Quran between its historical traces and contemporary practices, as an interpretive approach within the framework of objective exegesis. It focuses on uncovering the psychological meanings in the Qur’anic discourse and their impact on shaping and purifying the human psyche.

The first section examines the concept of psychological interpretation, its legitimacy, and its types, providing a precise definition and outlining evidence supporting its validity and classifications.

The second section explores the historical roots of psychological interpretation, tracing its indications among early commentators and scholars of behavior and spiritual purification. This shows their interest in the conditions of the soul, diseases of the heart, and the effects of the Quranic discourse, even though these were not formulated in a distinct terminological framework, but mentioned implicitly.

The third section presents the most prominent contemporary approaches to psychological interpretation, highlighting attempts to focus on the psychological aspects of the Quranic text, with variations in methodology and scientific rigor and encompassing theoretical, applied, and integrative works.

The fourth section outlines the methodological guidelines for psychological interpretation, emphasizing the necessity of starting from the Quran itself, adhering to exegetical principles, and avoiding uncontrolled psychological projections.

The study concludes with a fifth section that addresses psychological insights drawn from Surah al-Fātiḥah. Within an integrated psychological framework, it highlights the role of this surah in cultivating positive psychological meanings such as tranquility, and in reinforcing the values of reliance upon God, servitude, and hope. It also warns against serious negative psychological states such as a sense of spiritual emptiness, existential anxiety, and intellectual rigidity.