Context: Esoteric or Sufi interpretation attempts to unveil the inner meanings of the Quran. Sufism moves beyond the apparent (zahir) point of the verses and instead relates Quranic verses to the inner or esoteric (batin) and metaphysical dimensions of consciousness and existence. According to Sands, esoteric interpretations are more suggestive than declarative, they are allusions (isharat) rather than explanations (tafsir). They indicate possibilities as much as they demonstrate the insights of each writer.

Question: What is another term for Sufi Quranic interpretation?
Answer: Esoteric

Question: What Arabic word describes the aspects of Quranic verses that Sufism tries to push beyond?
Answer: zahir

Question: Sands says Sufi interpretations tend to use which literary device rather than direct explanation?
Answer: allusions

Question: What is an Arabic term for allusions?
Answer: isharat

Question: What is another term for Sufi Quranic misinterpretation?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What isn't another term for Sufi Quranic interpretation?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What Arabic word describes the aspects of Biblical verses that Sufism tries to push beyond?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Sands says Sufi interpretations tend to use which literary device rather than indirect explanation?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What isn't an Arabic term for allusions?
Answer: Unanswerable