It does not include esoteric or mystical interpretations, which are covered by the related word Ta'wīl.

His followers called him sahib-i ta'vil - the master of esoteric interpretation following this.

Islamic opinion imposes strict limitations on esoteric interpretations specially when interior meaning is against exterior one.

Throughout its history, Sufism has widely used esoteric interpretation of the Qur'an.

According to Tabatabaei, there are acceptable and unacceptable esoteric interpretations.

There are also other esoteric interpretations of this analogy in Islamic philosophy.

This so transformed him that he was able to understand the esoteric interpretation of the Koran.

Hasan was well trained in Ismaili doctrine and ta'wil (esoteric interpretation).

Brown was not the first writer to offer esoteric interpretations of the Inverted Pyramid.

These are often adaptations of existing seasonal and traditional rites to which an esoteric interpretation is attached.