TAKWIL EPISTEMOLOGIS IBN S？N？ ATAS SURAH AL-N？R AYAT 35

Ibn S？na is known as a rational philosopher who is often confronted with theologians who consider his views contrary to the principles of religion (na？？). This paper reveals that Mashaiyyah philosophy built by Ibn S？na still relies on Islam and even make the verses of the Qur'an as a construct of ideas. In this paper, the author also tries to reveal epistemological ta’w？l employed by Ibn S？na in interpreting verse 35 of surat al-N？r, which is generally understood sufistically, but in his view it might be understood differently. This proves that Ibn S？na hold on to na？？. What distinguishes him with most theologians or sufis is the understanding of na？？. Although it is apparent that Ibn S？na's epistemological outlook seemed to justify the Unity of Subject-Object theory as later Mulla ？adra was proposed, there was a fundamental difference between the two. The epistemological ta’w？l is a new reading of the philosophical style in Qur’anic exegesis on the one hand, which is different from the rationalization of tafs？r or the epistemology of tafs？r in the other one