Esoteric interpretation of the Quran () is the allegorical interpretation of the
Quran
The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which ...
or the quest for its hidden, inner meanings. The Arabic word ''taʾwīl'' was synonymous with
conventional interpretation in its earliest use, but it came to mean a process of discerning its most fundamental understandings. "
Esoteric
Western esotericism, also known as the Western mystery tradition, is a wide range of loosely related ideas and movements that developed within Western society. These ideas and currents are united since they are largely distinct both from orthod ...
" interpretations do not usually contradict the conventional (in this context called "