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Quran and Quranic teachings
fateme qorbani laktarashani; habibollah halimi jloudar
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The Holy Quran, as the miracle of speech and in the form of a divine book, has been used to elevate humanity’s religious perspective. In the path of developing the cognition of God's attributes and reforming human beliefs in this domain, it employs unique literature. One of the Quranic innovations ...
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The Holy Quran, as the miracle of speech and in the form of a divine book, has been used to elevate humanity’s religious perspective. In the path of developing the cognition of God's attributes and reforming human beliefs in this domain, it employs unique literature. One of the Quranic innovations is the use of the audience's mental spaces and conceptual blending. This concept was proposed and presented by Fauconnier and Turner in cognitive concepts. Examining the application of mental spaces and conceptual blending in the Quran, especially in verses related to divine attributes, plays an important role in the correct human understanding of these transcendental subjects. Finally, conceptual blending and semantic mapping for conveying concepts to the audience are also considered in the present study. The present study, using a descriptive-analytical method and within the framework of semantic analysis, aims to examine the mental spaces and conceptual blending presented in the two attributes of "Creation (Khalq) and nearness (Qurb)" in the verses of the Quran. Since the human mind is sometimes mixed with polytheistic beliefs, and these attributes are extra-material and discussed within the absolute divine rule, understanding them is difficult and challenging for humans. However, the application of the conceptual blending method in this type of subject facilitates understanding for the audience. In conclusion, it is found that in examining the attributes associated with the two above attributes, a conceptual blending with the domains related to these attributes has taken place, which plays an important role in convincing the deniers of resurrection and disbelievers in divine Lordship. In other words, one of the Quran's methods in proving the principles of faith is through mapping human mental experiences with the input domain of divine attributes. These conceptual blends elevate their mental abstraction in the face of supernatural and non-experimental subjects, such as the cognition of God and belief in the occurrence of the Day of Judgment. This knowledge strengthens faith components and serves as
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Quran and Quranic teachings
Fatemeh Fallah Tafti; azam Ghayasi Sani,
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The issue of a revocable divorced woman leaving the home has always been a challenging topic in the field of Islamic jurisprudence and family law. The present study, with an analytical and comparative approach, delves into the jurisprudential and legal dimensions of this issue, focusing on the Quranic ...
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The issue of a revocable divorced woman leaving the home has always been a challenging topic in the field of Islamic jurisprudence and family law. The present study, with an analytical and comparative approach, delves into the jurisprudential and legal dimensions of this issue, focusing on the Quranic text of Surah al-Ṭalāq. The aforementioned verse, which emphasizes the residence of the divorced woman in her husband's home until the end of the waiting period (ʻIddah), is the main focus of the analysis. Using content analysis, the opinions of various jurists and commentators regarding the divorced woman's leaving the home have been compared and evaluated, and its compatibility with the principles governing family laws has been considered. The findings indicated that jurists and commentators have diverse opinions regarding the permissibility or non-permissibility of a divorced woman leaving the home: "A group that considers the divorced woman's leaving the home absolutely forbidden and another group that considers leaving with the husband's permission permissible." The reasons of the proponents of both views have been comprehensively examined. The interpretative analysis of the first verse of Surah al-Ṭalāq shows that this verse aims to provide peace and comfort for the divorced woman, and therefore, some restrictions have been considered for her leaving the home
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Quran and Quranic teachings
Sayed mahdi Rahmati
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The Holy Quran is a sign of the Iʻjāz and truthfulness of the final Prophet's (PBUH) claim of prophethood. It initially challenged opponents to produce something similar, and throughout history, it has become a platform for the endless and comprehensive efforts of scholars of literature, religious ...
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The Holy Quran is a sign of the Iʻjāz and truthfulness of the final Prophet's (PBUH) claim of prophethood. It initially challenged opponents to produce something similar, and throughout history, it has become a platform for the endless and comprehensive efforts of scholars of literature, religious studies, and exegesis in accessing the essence of divine revelation. Recognizing and understanding the coherence of verses within the Quranic Surahs is one of the manifestations of these efforts. This importance motivated the present library research to compare the identification of Surah objectives with verse coherence using a descriptive-analytical method. This approach aims to investigate the reciprocal relationship between correctly identifying the objective of each Surah and understanding the coherence of its verses. The current research found that although knowing the manner of verse coherence in each Surah, due to its gradual revelation and thematic diversity, is difficult, a sign of the Quran's miraculous nature, and sometimes beyond human capability, subjective evaluation and unprincipled analysis of Surah objectives and verse relationships can hinder access to the consistency and harmony of the Word of God. Therefore, sincere contemplation, preliminary knowledge of the context of revelation and virtues of the Surah, awareness of the general objectives of the Quran, consideration of the Surah's name, utilization of interpretive narrations, attention to the beginning and ending of the Surah, a comprehensive view of all the Surah's themes, and reflection on the Surah's word choice and the significance of frequently repeated words and verses are eight criteria for understanding the harmony and coherence of each Surah's verses. All of these ultimately return to the role of Surah objectives in approaching verse coherence, factors that eliminate initial anxiety and dispersion and reveal the unity, continuity, and consistency of the verses
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Quran and Quranic teachings
Yousof Fathi
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The phrase "Illā mā Malakat Aymānukum (Except those your right hands possess)" in verse 24 of Surah al-Nisāʼ has been interpreted as permitting marriage with married captive women of disbelievers, as an exception to the prohibition of marriage with married women. The fundamental question is whether ...
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The phrase "Illā mā Malakat Aymānukum (Except those your right hands possess)" in verse 24 of Surah al-Nisāʼ has been interpreted as permitting marriage with married captive women of disbelievers, as an exception to the prohibition of marriage with married women. The fundamental question is whether this translation, exegesis, and understanding of the mentioned verse has Quranic and historical support. The present study, using documentary and descriptive-analytical methods, aims to examine and clarifies the answer to this question in the verses of the Quran and historical reports, and arrives at the following findings: 1) The text and context of the Quranic verses regarding war and combat do not support such an interpretation; 2) There is no indication that "Except those your right hands possess" refers to prisoners of war; 3) Historical reports do not support the narratives cited by commentators; 4) Explicit rules regarding the treatment of prisoners of war in the Quran do not support this interpretation; 5) Considering the efforts of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) towards the liberation of existing slaves in society, enslaving prisoners is contrary to this ethical practice of the Prophet (PBUH). The history of the Prophet's (PBUH) era can create a fundamental change in the understanding of the verse that forms the basis of its interpretation. These types of translations and interpretations may have a post-analytical basis and be influenced by the era of Islamic conquests
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Quran and Quranic teachings
Ali Safari; hasan Asgharpour
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significance and role of "contextual indicators" in the accurate and precise interpretation of the Quran is well-recognized among researchers in the field of Quranic exegesis. These contextual indicators are divided into two categories: "textual" and "situational." Undoubtedly, one of the criteria for ...
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significance and role of "contextual indicators" in the accurate and precise interpretation of the Quran is well-recognized among researchers in the field of Quranic exegesis. These contextual indicators are divided into two categories: "textual" and "situational." Undoubtedly, one of the criteria for evaluating the accuracy of Quranic interpretations is the extent to which these indicators are considered in the exegesis of the Quran. The "context" indicator is one such interpretive tool that has been utilized by only a few exegetes. This indicator is identified from the context of the discourse and the exigencies of the speech. Allameh Tabatabai extensively employed this indicator in his interpretive understanding of Quranic verses. The scope of the "context" indicator's role in the interpretation of Al-Mizan extends to various domains including literary-linguistic aspects, Quranic sciences, Hadith studies, and specialized exegesis discussions. The use of the "context" indicator in Al-Mizan's exegesis sometimes leads to a novel understanding of Quranic verses and at other times to the critique of prevailing interpretive views. This study, using a descriptive-analytical method, attempts to reveal the frequency and scope of the application of this indicator in understanding Quranic verses in the exegesis of Al-Mizan.
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Quran and Quranic teachings
Mohammad ali Asadinasab
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One of the most critical and challenging issues regarding revealed human sciences and the comprehensiveness of Quranic teachings is the possibility of an Islamic human science in terms of Quranic content. Examining the content and issues of the Quran and science can be done with various purposes, but ...
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One of the most critical and challenging issues regarding revealed human sciences and the comprehensiveness of Quranic teachings is the possibility of an Islamic human science in terms of Quranic content. Examining the content and issues of the Quran and science can be done with various purposes, but the present study, using a descriptive-analytical method, aims to answer the doubt about the impossibility of revealed human science. The results indicated that different views exist in this area. Some, assuming that religious issues and, consequently, Quranic teachings are separate from human science issues, believe that the relationship between them is one of contradiction. Others accept contextual overlap but consider the relationship to be one of opposition. A third view argues that their relationship is one of agreement, but the instances of agreement are minimal, making the realization of revealed human science impossible. According to these theories, a revealed human science is fundamentally impossible. Therefore, each of these theories represents a fundamental question and underlying doubt in this arena, and until these are answered, talking about such a science that can be both human and revealed is not logical. The finding of this paper is to address the fundamental flaws of the aforementioned three views as competing viewpoints and to prove the possibility of revealed human sciences as the chosen viewpoint, which we will address with an interpretative approach and a library-based method.
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Quran and Quranic teachings
Zahra Rezazadehasgari; samaneh mirmoradi
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The present study aims to examine the foundations and implications of the historical-critical method of source criticism in Qur'anic studies. It employs a descriptive-analytical approach, relying on library-based sources. Source criticism seeks to identify the historical background, possible sources, ...
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The present study aims to examine the foundations and implications of the historical-critical method of source criticism in Qur'anic studies. It employs a descriptive-analytical approach, relying on library-based sources. Source criticism seeks to identify the historical background, possible sources, and stages of the composition of a text. In Qur'anic studies, it endeavors to elucidate the processes through which the various sections of the Qur'an were compiled and arranged into a specific canonical form. This research analyzes three prominent approaches to the application of source criticism to the Qur'an: "Angelika Neuwirth’s theory of the secondary insertion of Medinan surahs, Nicolai Sinai’s evolutionary model, and Gabriel Reynolds’s Two-Source Hypothesis." Reynolds, based on the presence of Meccan-Meccan and Medinan-Medinan doublets in the Qur'an, proposes the existence of a Meccan sub-corpus and a Medinan sub-corpus underlying the Qur'anic text. This study critically evaluates Reynolds’s formulation of the Two-Source Hypothesis concerning the Qur'an, organizing the critique into two major domains: "Methodological criticism and historical criticism, each with several subcategories." The findings of this research indicate that the assumption of two distinct sources for the Qur'an lacks theoretical rigor and sufficient evidence. The results suggest that while source criticism may be useful in analyzing the internal evolution of the Qur'an and the differences between surahs, its invocation of hypothetical lost documents without historical substantiation cannot be accepted within the framework of sound Qur'anic scholarship.
