Interpretive Eloquence according to Mohammed Bazi (Method and Procedure)

Abstract

Arabic interpretation in recent decades has been a research activity that has succeeded in establishing a theory of interpretation with different orientations. It draws its foundations from traditional interpretive thinking and benefits from what its modern Western counterpart has recently offered. It is now seen as a cognitive interaction between a present text and an absent one. This is what makes it a complex, difficult, and elusive process. Considerable efforts have been made to regulate it in order to avoid the fragmentation of meaning or misinterpretation, while maintaining a commitment to go beyond the apparent meaning of the text. Within the scope of infinite linguistic competence, interpretation has been linked to rhetoric to ensure its soundness—neither excessive nor deficient. This cognitive, Bazaic alternative seeks to rid interpretation of the distortions caused by uncontrolled reading. It emphasizes the conditions required of the interpreted text and the competencies of the interpreter, drawing inspiration from text science to support its project of rhetorical interpretation. In this light, this paper seeks to examine the achievements of this interpretive endeavor, rooted in its traditional heritage path and informed by modern Western scholarship, and to explore its potential for expanding and rationalizing meaning in both linguistic and non-linguistic discourse.