Quran and Quranic teachings
hamed dejabad; mohammad ali bazghandi
Abstract
There are various combinations in the Holy Quran, some of which have been the source of discrepancy of opinions among exegetes. One of those combinations is the combination (of the letter Wāw, Lām e Ta'leel and Verb in Simple Present) which is used in 15 cases in the holy Qur'an. The author tends to ...
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There are various combinations in the Holy Quran, some of which have been the source of discrepancy of opinions among exegetes. One of those combinations is the combination (of the letter Wāw, Lām e Ta'leel and Verb in Simple Present) which is used in 15 cases in the holy Qur'an. The author tends to discuss this combination in a verse and express the discrepancy of opinions regarding it and judge it. One of the verses in which this combination is mentioned is the verse 75 of Surah al An'am (Wa kaḏalika norīya Ebrāhima malakūta al samāwāt wa al ʾarḍ wa leyakūna min al mūqnin). Referring to the commentary and literary books, it can be seen that exegetes and writers have had different ideas regarding the literal analysis of this paragraph (wa leyakūna min al mūqnin). Some exegetes believe that the letter Wāw is ʿaṭefah, some say that it is Estinafiyah, some think that it is Eʿteraḍiyah, and some others think that it is an Ziadaẗ. But the most important issue that needs to be stated here is the lack of attention to the effective rhetorical points in the interpretation of the holy Qur'an by the exegetes, the result of which is the existence of discrepancy of opinions in the literal analysis, followed by disagreements in the interpretation of the verses of the Qur'an. To avoid such discrepancy of opinions, it seems that the base of the disagreement should be sought first. According to the author's studies, exegetes and Quranic researchers view the verses of the Holy Quran mainly from a literary point of view. The result of this view is the discrepancy of opinions in the literal analysis and interpretation of the verses. If the exegetes believe in the eloquence of the verses of the Holy Qur'an, then they should take a deep look at the rhetorical rules effective in the interpretation of each verse, in addition to paying attention to the literary rules. The most serious weakness of the mere literary view is not reaching the intended purpose (murād-e-esteʿmāli) of the verses, which is a great weakness. What the author provides to achieve the correct literary combination of (the letter Wāw) in the mentioned combination and then the correct interpretation of the mentioned verse is to pay attention to the rhetorical rules in addition to the literary rules. One of the rhetorical rules that should be found in the speech of every eloquent person is the rule of the situation of context of addressees. This rule has a great help in reaching the correct combination of (the letter Wāw) in the mentioned verse. An eloquent person in speaking with his addressees must first be aware of their mindset about the subject he wants to speak about. If they are refusing the speaker’s word or opinion, it is necessary for the speaker to emphasize his words, either the words themselves or the meaning. Regarding literal analysis and interpreting the verses of the holy Qur'an, such a step should be taken. First, one should discover the subject that the verse is talking about and find, with respect to the verses with the same subject, the Arab mindset of the era of descending the holy Quran about the intended subject. Then it can be claimed that we have achieved the intended purpose (murād-e-esteʿmāli) of the mentioned verse. The subject of the mentioned verse is Abraham's belief and faith. Almighty God has expressed this news in the form of a combination (of the letter Wāw, Lām e Ta'leel, and Verb in Simple Present). In order to achieve the correct literal analysis, in addition to considering the literary rules, we consider verses which talk about Abraham's faith. There are 5 verses in the Holy Qur'an that clearly talk about Abraham's faith and eliminate the idea of his polytheism. Referring to the verses of Al-Baqarah: 35, Al-ʿemrān: 67 and 95, al An'am: 161, al Naḥl: 123, an interesting point is found in which God Almighty applies a structure repeatedly to eliminate the idea of polytheism of Abraham and proving faith. That structure is (Wa mā kāna min al mušrikin). Through this emphasis, it can be concluded that the people at the time of the descending the holy Quran believed in the polytheism of Abraham, and the verse which we discuss should not be without emphasis according to the rule of the situation of the context of addressees, because the addressees of revelation are disbelievers of Abraham’s faith. With this method, all the opinions about (the letter Wāw) in the structure (of the letter Wāw, Lām e Ta'leel, and Verb in Simple Present) in the mentioned literal analysis are rejected, and only the word about being Wāw as Ziadaẗ remains.
Quran and Quranic teachings
esmail esbati
Abstract
Introduction
Verses 51 and 52 of Surah Qalam are famous and common among people. These verses are known as "En Yakad" verses. He says in these verses: And the Unbelievers would almost trip thee up with their eyes when they hear the message; and they say: "Surely he is possessed!" But it is nothing ...
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Introduction
Verses 51 and 52 of Surah Qalam are famous and common among people. These verses are known as "En Yakad" verses. He says in these verses: And the Unbelievers would almost trip thee up with their eyes when they hear the message; and they say: "Surely he is possessed!" But it is nothing less than a Message to all the world.
Most people believe that this verse prevents the evil eye. Therefore, this verse has become famous among people. This article examines the origin of this belief and its validity. To achieve this goal, this verse has been examined from three perspectives.
Literature Review
Most commentators have considered this verse to be related to the evil eye. This verse is also used in books and articles related to the evil eye. But this issue has received less attention independently. Ali Akbar Kalantari in the article "Interpretative study of the relationship between the verse and En-Yakad and the problem of the bad eye" (Tafsir al-Studies, Summer 2017) considered the connection of this verse with the problem of the bad eye without sufficient reason, and Fatemeh Qurbani Laktarashani and Habibullah Halimi Jellodar in the article "Credit the evaluation of Hasan Basri's narration on the effectiveness of the verse and An-e-Kad in warding off the evil eye" (Hadith Pazhuhi, Spring and Summer 2019) also rejected the effect of this verse in warding off the evil eye. In this article, more information has been collected and analyzed, and various narrations about the revelation of the verse have been extracted. In addition to that, the documentary review and evaluation of the credibility of the hadiths have also been done. In the analysis and review stage, several evidences and reasons have been presented regarding the criticism of the famous interpretation and the presentation of other interpretations of the verse.
Methodology
In the present article, with the descriptive-analytical method, Shia and Sunni traditions about the story of the revelation of the verse have been analyzed and examined, then different views on the interpretation of the verse have been examined, and finally, the use of the verse as a warding off the evil eye has been examined.
Results
4-1- Investigating the reason for issuing the verse
In Shiite books, there is a story about the revelation of this verse. This narration has a chain of authentic narrators. There are other narrations in this context.
These hadiths say that this verse was revealed in Ghadir Khum. On this day, the Prophet chose Imam Ali (PBUH) as his successor. When the Prophet took the hand of Ali (PBUH) and raised it, some people were upset.
One of the people said: Look at the Prophet's eyes, which move like the eyes of a madman. At this time Gabriel brought these verses.
Another story is narrated in Sunni books. Wahidi (468 AH) says: This verse was revealed when the Quraysh wanted to kill the Prophet. He narrates from Kalbi that: There was a person who did not eat anything for three days, and when he looked at the herd of camels, he said, "I have never seen a more beautiful herd today."Some of them would die soon. The infidels asked this person to harm the Prophet with the evil eye, but God protected the Prophet and this verse was revealed. Kolbi (140 or 146 AD) did not quote the chain of narrators for his narration.
4-2- Interpretation of the verse
Most commentators have associated this verse with the evil eye.
It is very likely that believing in the influence of the evil eye and the story that Kalbi narrated caused such an interpretation of the verse.
Influence
Some commentators have considered the meaning of the verse as an "angry and hostile look" and have denied the connection of the verse with the issue of "evil eye". This view has been proposed since the first Islamic centuries and is compatible with literary rules. The term "Ezlaq bi-al-absar" is not used among Arabs for the evil eye.
Based on this, the interpretation of the verse, as mentioned by Zamakhshari, is that they will slide you from your place or destroy you by the intensity of their sharp gaze with eyes full of anger and malice. This interpretation is derived from the saying of the Arabs who say: He looked at me in such a way that he was about to knock me to the ground and was about to eat me, that is, if he could knock me to the ground and destroy me with his gaze or eat me, he would definitely do this.
4-3-Using this verse to avoid the evil eye
One of the uses of this verse is to use it as a charm against the evil eye.
In the Shiite sources, no authentic narrations and reasons were found to show that this verse is effective for warding off sore eyes.
The only reason for this belief is Hassan Basri's statement, which has been mistakenly attributed to Imam Hassan (a.s.) in some late Shiite sources.
In Sunni sources, Hassan Basri is quoted as saying that the cure for an evil eye is to read this verse. Tha'labi (427 AH) is the oldest source that narrated this report. People like Tabari (310 AH) who quoted the words of the commentators of the Sahaba and Tabi'in with a chain of transmission about this verse, did not mention the words of Hassan Basri in this regard.
On the assumption of accepting the attribution of this saying to Hasan Basri, it seems that this saying of Hassan Basri is due to the interpretation that has been presented for this verse, because Hassan Basri did not attribute this saying to the Prophet (PBUH) or even the Companions in any source.
Quran and Quranic teachings
Hosein Hashemnezhad
Abstract
A proposition or logical proposition is the smallest unit of knowledge defined as “justified true belief”. Some Qur'anic verses are a single proposition and some contain several propositions. Quranic propositions are sometimes religious laws. Sometimes they are moral and sometimes they are ...
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A proposition or logical proposition is the smallest unit of knowledge defined as “justified true belief”. Some Qur'anic verses are a single proposition and some contain several propositions. Quranic propositions are sometimes religious laws. Sometimes they are moral and sometimes they are philosophical. In the same way, sometimes Quranic propositions are mystical. What are the criteria and indicators of the mystical nature of Quranic propositions? This question is the main question of this article. According to the findings of this study, being related to the unity of existence in the true and defensible sense, being related to the unity of divine acts, denoting multiple mystical worlds, denoting a descent arc and an ascent arc, denoting the stream of consciousness and knowledge in the whole existence, etc.,… are some of the criteria for being mystical propositions in the Qur'an. It should be noted that in this article theoretical mysticism is the basis of the discussion and practical mysticism requires its own independent writing.
Quran and Quranic teachings
mahdi najibi
Abstract
The upcoming research has been written by adopting the combined narrative-argumentative research method as well as descriptive-analytical data processing and library-software collection of written materials. The author while referring to the layers of ontology and epistemology of the Quran, explains ...
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The upcoming research has been written by adopting the combined narrative-argumentative research method as well as descriptive-analytical data processing and library-software collection of written materials. The author while referring to the layers of ontology and epistemology of the Quran, explains in detail the epistemic layers of the Qur'an, and in addition to distinguishing between understanding the Qur'an and benefiting from the guidance of the Qur'an, addressing the special target groups of the Qur'an's epistemic layers, as well as their levels of knowledge and the extent of their benefit from the Qur'anic truths and its guidance; and the methods of achieving that knowledge have been stated. This is done through the classification of verses and the examination of their apparent meanings and interpretations. In the following, in the first place, based on traditions, he classified the layers of Quranic knowledge into four main levels (appearance, interiority, limit, and knowledge) and in the next stage, by differentiating between the general audience of the Qur'an (including the guided, the misguided, the angry and the oppressed) and the guided by the Qur'an (Muslims, believers, the pious and the pure); he has explained the characteristics of each of them based on the verses and traditions in terms of the depth of beliefs, adherence to Islamic jurisprudence and moral rules, and proximity to the truth, and has explained the level of benefit specific to each group of Quranic guidance
Quran and Quranic teachings
Seyyed Ali Hosseini Zadeh; Seyyed Mahmoud Tayeb Hosseini
Abstract
AbstractThe most basic word in the Holy Qur'an refers to the concept of family. The present article aims to discover its basic meaning and conceptual scope by analyzing and describing the lexical and Quranic uses of the word "Ahl" and based on that, reinterpret "Ahl" in verse 6 of Surah Tahirim. The ...
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AbstractThe most basic word in the Holy Qur'an refers to the concept of family. The present article aims to discover its basic meaning and conceptual scope by analyzing and describing the lexical and Quranic uses of the word "Ahl" and based on that, reinterpret "Ahl" in verse 6 of Surah Tahirim. The results of the research are that among the 5 meanings expressed for "family" in the word, its basic meaning is human and family, and the other 4 meanings go back to the meaning of human, and in the Qur'an in the meanings: nuclear family, extended, The inhabitants of a place, those who live with a person, the followers of the holy books. Therefore, it seems that this word in verse 6 of Surah Tahirim can be interpreted to different levels of the family and at least it can be extended to mercy and relatives, as a result, God in this verse calls all relatives to compassion and efforts for guidance and happiness of all levels. The family is ordered from nuclear to extended in order of priority, and to protect them from the fire of hell with various educational methods, including the commandment of the good and the prohibition of the bad.Key words: Ahl, family, conceptualization, Holy Quran, Aiah 6 of Soorah Tahrim
Quran and Quranic teachings
Qasem Tarkhan; Aliasghar Hadavinia
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One of the most important Laws influencing the development of societies is the Law of Ibtela. Using the library method in gathering information and the analytical descriptive method in deriving the view, this article tries to analyze this divine Law with a cognitive approach from the perspective of the ...
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One of the most important Laws influencing the development of societies is the Law of Ibtela. Using the library method in gathering information and the analytical descriptive method in deriving the view, this article tries to analyze this divine Law with a cognitive approach from the perspective of the verses of the Holy Quran. The results are: a. The flow of the Law of Ibtela and next to it is the Law of Modaveleh for discernment and examination, both of which are the results of testing and have a cognitive aspect. b. The Laws of Basa and Zarra, which are examples of the Law of Ibtela, also have a cognitive function; because it is to warn and wake up the Ummah from negligence and sin. J. The ultimate goal of the Sunnah of Ibtela is to attain the position of Imamate. Achieving this goal, which is associated with voluntary and conscious problems, is possible with patience and understanding. Meanwhile, the pillar of insight and knowledge is more important, without which perseverance has the opposite effect.
Quran and Quranic teachings
Seyyed Mohammad Hosein Mousavipour
Abstract
Communication between people is undeniable and accepted by everyone. But the form of communication is different. One form of it is verbal communication, and the rumor phenomenon is a part of human verbal communication in society. Negative rumors have consequences and damages that threaten and destroy ...
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Communication between people is undeniable and accepted by everyone. But the form of communication is different. One form of it is verbal communication, and the rumor phenomenon is a part of human verbal communication in society. Negative rumors have consequences and damages that threaten and destroy the health of human social relations. Belief damage, destruction of belief cylinders and casting doubts; social damage, the formation of an unhealthy social environment, tarnishing people's reputation and depriving the public of peace; political damage, people's mistrust of community leaders and creating differences and divisions; the damage of rumors to the rumor maker is also the scandal of the rumor makers. The mentioned consequences have caused the rumor phenomenon and its psychological damage to be investigated in this article as a necessity. Also, Quranic solutions in terms of preventing rumors such as: disambiguation, referring news to experts, researching and investigating news, and language control; and in terms of dealing with rumors, such as: denial of rumors, punishment of rumor-mongers and rehabilitation of the injured person or group. This research has compared the findings and solutions with the descriptive library method along with analysis. In order to achieve the goal of the research, in the beginning, after the conceptual explanation, the factors and psychological consequences of the formation of rumors were discussed, and then, as a solution, the methods of preventing and dealing with rumors from the perspective of the Holy Quran were discussed.
Quran and Quranic teachings
Mohsen badreh; kosar mirzaei
Abstract
Adl, as one of the theological foundations of reading the relationship between the two sexes from the perspective of the Holy Quran, has found a special place among Muslim women thinkers. In such a way that one of the main foundations of modern feminist readings of the Holy Qur'an is reliance on justice ...
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Adl, as one of the theological foundations of reading the relationship between the two sexes from the perspective of the Holy Quran, has found a special place among Muslim women thinkers. In such a way that one of the main foundations of modern feminist readings of the Holy Qur'an is reliance on justice as a theological basis, new-thinking women consider the condemnation of femininity in traditional interpretations as a result of the centrality of hadiths in the interpretation of the Qur'an, the human mistakes of the commentators, and not considering the gradual approach of the Qur'an towards equality. Some Shiite mujtahids, by accepting the same human identity of both sexes, consider justice in adopting appropriate approaches to gender differences in the form of rights and duties, in individual, family, and social fields. In this context, neo-thinking women believe in egalitarian justice and Shia thinkers believe in meritorious justice. This research examines the justice between the two sexes in the Qur'an from the point of view of Shia thinkers and feminist readings using an analytical-applied method
Quran and Quranic teachings
ali farsimadan
Abstract
one of the ways to become Mahram is breastfeeding (Shir-Dadan). The present study aims to answer this main question with a descriptive and analytical method: Does the noble verse imply the amount of breastfeeding in proving the Mahramiyat in the Shia and Sunni interpretations? The author has tried to ...
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one of the ways to become Mahram is breastfeeding (Shir-Dadan). The present study aims to answer this main question with a descriptive and analytical method: Does the noble verse imply the amount of breastfeeding in proving the Mahramiyat in the Shia and Sunni interpretations? The author has tried to study this issue from the perspective of Imamiyyah interpretations and Sunni interpretations. The interpretations and jurisprudence of the Imamiyyah have discussed Mahramiyat by breastfeeding from three aspects of effect, number, and time, but the interpretations and jurisprudence of Ahl al-Sunnah have given two aspects of effect and number. The common denominator of both is the effect that is effective in creating Mahramiyat by breastfeeding. From the application of the verse, it is not possible to give a rule on the amount of milk in becoming Mahram by breastfeeding, and to understand the rule, one must refer to the sayings and arguments of the jurists. Imami commentators have mentioned various sayings such as 1 time, 10 times, 15 times and 15 days and nights among which they have strengthened the number 15 times because it is close to "effect" and other sayings have problems. Sunni commentators have not mentioned a specific number and amount, but Sunni commentators and jurists have stated sayings such as: mere breastfeeding, 3 times, 4 times, 5 times, and 10 times, and there is no firm word or indicator here. It is an important point that the researches in Shia and Sunni interpretations indicate that their arguments in applying the noble verse and specifying the amount of milk in the Mahramiyat by breastfeeding are incomplete, and to prove the Mahramiyat by breastfeeding, one should refer to the traditions and legal books of different parties
Quran and Quranic teachings
mohsen qasempour; parvin shenasvand
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Religious truths are always favored and accepted provided they have a firm logic and solid reasoning bases. This is why the Holy Qur'an, as the last divine revelation, has presented questions and doubts - directly or indirectly - of the questioners and doubters and reported the logical methods of dealing ...
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Religious truths are always favored and accepted provided they have a firm logic and solid reasoning bases. This is why the Holy Qur'an, as the last divine revelation, has presented questions and doubts - directly or indirectly - of the questioners and doubters and reported the logical methods of dealing with them. Understanding this important category is the basis for accepting the completeness and immortality of the Qur'an as the last version of divine guidance for humanity. In the current age and time, paying attention to this basic issue once again makes us aware of the importance of logical and reasoned confrontation with the doubts of other thinkers. Some contemporary commentators, such as Mohammad Javad Mughniyeh, who emphasized the interpretation of Quranic verses - including Quranic teachings - based on the requirements and conditions of the time, took a model from this method of confronting doubts in the Quran and answered them. This essay deals with the various aspects of doubts and Quranic teachings with a descriptive-analytical method and has come to the conclusion that the strong Quranic logic in the position of consolidating knowledge and religious teachings has welcomed the doubts of the doubters and by applying the principle of wisdom and the best argument in the accountability authority has risen. This method has been carried out by commentators such as Mughniyeh, whose interpretive approach is contemporary and social.
Quran and Quranic teachings
Mohammad Hossein Bayat; zahra zareei madoeiyeh
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Among the attributes that the Holy Qur'an describes human beings with is the attribute "poverty", which is mentioned in verse 15 of Surah Fatir with the phrase "Antam al-Faqara". In order to know the poor man, one must know the examples of poverty, so that by knowing the examples of the highest needs ...
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Among the attributes that the Holy Qur'an describes human beings with is the attribute "poverty", which is mentioned in verse 15 of Surah Fatir with the phrase "Antam al-Faqara". In order to know the poor man, one must know the examples of poverty, so that by knowing the examples of the highest needs of the human being, it is also possible to find the solutions to meet the needs. Referring to the following interpretations of this verse, they only provide generalities about the types of poverty and do not clarify the exact examples and dimensions of need, but the main question is what are the examples of this poverty and need? Prayers, including the fruitful prayers of Sajjadiyyah, express more precise examples of poverty, and in the light of the prayer interpretation of the verse, the system of human needs is known, a system that can be categorized into needs at a glance, including: basic needs such as sustenance, energy, motivation: such as forgiveness, hope, humanity, and performance such as insight, obedience, trust, remembrance, and other needs, including: mercy, forgiveness, and love. This research aims to analyze the thematic content and by collecting the materials in a library form, to deal with the prayerful interpretation of this verse and draw a type of system of needs, using the prayers of the scriptures, and clarify the capacity of this type of interpretation to the best of its ability.
Quran and Quranic teachings
Shima Hamidi; alireza qaeminia; MohammadAli Rezaei Isfahani
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Semiotics is the science that studies sign systems such as languages. The Holy Quran is also considered a collection of linguistic signs and is examined from this perspective. Communication models are one of the important pillars of linguistic analysis. Jacobsen's communication model is one of the models ...
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Semiotics is the science that studies sign systems such as languages. The Holy Quran is also considered a collection of linguistic signs and is examined from this perspective. Communication models are one of the important pillars of linguistic analysis. Jacobsen's communication model is one of the models in the field of semiotics. In this communication model, language maps are examined based on the main elements of communication. In this research, the word "Ayeh" in the Qur'an is analyzed in the examples of aphasic, psychic, miraculous, and linguistic signs in the form of the Jacobsen communication model, and its implications are extracted. The sender must use signs to communicate with the receiver. Signs also have meanings that are connected to each other in terms of communication. Examining the linguistic functions of the word "Ayeh" in various instances by using Jacobsen's communication model in semiotics proves common features such as having the occult aspect, reflection, and common referential function for cryptography
Quran and Quranic teachings
enayat sharifi; mahmoud ramezani kordasiabi; abdolah abtollotlab
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One of the functions of an Islamic government is to institutionalize moral values in relations between Muslim and non-Muslim states and nations. Using a descriptive and analytical method, this research seeks to answer, a basic question in this regard: what are the epistemological solutions of the Islamic ...
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One of the functions of an Islamic government is to institutionalize moral values in relations between Muslim and non-Muslim states and nations. Using a descriptive and analytical method, this research seeks to answer, a basic question in this regard: what are the epistemological solutions of the Islamic government in institutionalizing moral values in international relations? Strategies for institutionalizing ethical values in international relations are generally divided into practical (behavioral) and epistemological solutions. Epistemological solutions can be divided into attitudinal, tendentious and functional solutions. Towhid (Monotheism), Risalah, Imamate, and resurrection are among the most important epistemological-attitudinal solutions that play a fundamental role in institutionalizing ethics in international relations, and the religious government is obliged to work toward strengthening these beliefs. Increasing the knowledge and awareness of the people, promoting the culture of justice, endorsing religious teachings in the form of free acceptance, and seeking one’s rights are among the tendentious epistemological solutions, and confronting harmful ideas such as heresy, eclecticism, and skepticism are among the functional epistemological solutions of the Islamic government in institutionalizing ethics in international relations.
Quran and Quranic teachings
kavous roohi; sahar sadri; ali hajikhani
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The topics related to life after death are among the most complex theological topics, and one of these topics is the quality of reward for actions in life after death. The current research - using the library method in collecting information and the descriptive-analytical method in classifying data and ...
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The topics related to life after death are among the most complex theological topics, and one of these topics is the quality of reward for actions in life after death. The current research - using the library method in collecting information and the descriptive-analytical method in classifying data and the critical method in evaluating the views - has come to the conclusion that the commentators have presented five opinions about the quality of the hereafter reward. These views are 1) the manifestation of the book of deeds, not the deeds themselves, 2) seeing the punishment of the deeds, 3) the manifestation of the deeds themselves and good and bad morals, 4) the destruction of the worldly form and the manifestation of the afterlife form of actions, 5) the emergence of a real relationship between actions and rewards. This research evaluates these five points of view and in a novel discussion, identifies thirteen categories of Quranic verses in the framework of the research problem and analyzes the above five points of view with thirteen categories of verses and shows them in the end. The combination of Sadra's and Allameh Tabatabai's views is the correct answer to the research question, and other views are not completely compatible with the Quranic verses.
Quran and Quranic teachings
mohamad shabanpour
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The Holy Quran mentions many proofs to prove the existence of God and his uniqueness. This abundance and multiplicity of proofs have always been of interest to theologians and researchers of Quranic sciences, and for a long time, they have tried to classify the proofs based on their similarities and ...
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The Holy Quran mentions many proofs to prove the existence of God and his uniqueness. This abundance and multiplicity of proofs have always been of interest to theologians and researchers of Quranic sciences, and for a long time, they have tried to classify the proofs based on their similarities and differences in order to overcome the multiplicity and ease of dealing with it. The classification of proofs of monotheism in the Qur'an into a) material proofs b) spiritual proofs c) and intuitive proofs used in verse 53 of Surah Fussilat. The present research is trying to answer these questions with a descriptive-analytical method: 1) Based on structural and thematic features, how can the large volume of these proofs in the Qur'an be classified? 2) Who are the real representatives and subgroups of each of these categories? 3) What are the effects of this classification and its real representatives? With the analysis done in this article, the total proofs of monotheism in the Qur'an were classified into three categories, then, twelve real representatives of them were categorized in a logical and completely Quranic way to make it easier to recognize the similarities and differences of the proofs and explain them. According to the findings of this research, the multiplicity of proofs is due to the multiplicity of middle limits, and the Qur'an has employed the middle limits and argued sometimes with the middle limit of «خلقکم» "Khalqakom" and sometimes with «یتوفاکم» "Yutofakom" and... sometimes with conjunction analogy and sometimes with exceptional analogy and... One of the effects of this diversity is to complete the proof for everyone, and the other is to give the mass of people and the middle levels of society the opportunity to easily understand the deep teachings of the Qur'an and provide the basis for understanding and dialogue.
Quran and Quranic teachings
sayd hossein shafieidarabi; tayebeh heidarirad
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One of the verses cited by Shiite scholars regarding the obligation of loyalty to the Ahl al-Bayt (PBUH) and obedience to them and proving the Imamate of the Imams is known as the verse of "Maudt". Ibn Taymiyyah is one of the scholars of Ahl al-Sunnah who, by proposing various historical, conceptual, ...
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One of the verses cited by Shiite scholars regarding the obligation of loyalty to the Ahl al-Bayt (PBUH) and obedience to them and proving the Imamate of the Imams is known as the verse of "Maudt". Ibn Taymiyyah is one of the scholars of Ahl al-Sunnah who, by proposing various historical, conceptual, exemplary, literary, and theological doubts, has tried to limit the true meaning of the interpretation of "modeh fi al-qurabi" to maintaining the kinship relationship with the relatives of the Prophet (PBUH) and not harassing them; the implication of this verse is to deny the need for people to refer to Ahl al-Bayt (AS) to know the interpretation of the Qur'an and to accept their Imamate. Therefore, this article was compiled using library sources and in a descriptive-analytical way, with the intention of proving the most fundamental contribution of the Ghadir event; it seeks to answer this question: What are Ibn Taymiyyah's doubts about the verse of Maudt and the criticism of them? Ibn Taymiyyah raised doubts about the surrounding matters of the "Maudt" verse (the honor of the revelation, the place of the revelation, concepts, reasons, and examples, etc.); and the claimant of consensus on the denial of frequent narrations has agreed with the Shiite point of view, and the correctness of Allameh Halli's speech, the implication of definite intellectual evidence and the context of the verse on the Shiite point of view have been doubted and denied.
Quran and Quranic teachings
mohammad kavveh
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Job's wisdom is the subject of the Qur'an and Job. The research question is the characteristic of Job's wisdom in two books. The importance of the subject of the research is to explain one of the attributes of the Qur'an, i.e., the protection aspect of the Qur'an, religious dialogue, the regulation and ...
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Job's wisdom is the subject of the Qur'an and Job. The research question is the characteristic of Job's wisdom in two books. The importance of the subject of the research is to explain one of the attributes of the Qur'an, i.e., the protection aspect of the Qur'an, religious dialogue, the regulation and convergence of religious people's vision towards the wisdom of Job. The hypothesis of the research is the relative inconsistency of the report of the features in both books. The research method is the comparative study of the verses of the Quran and the verses of the Book of Job, then description and analysis of the data. Research achievement; Job’s or Ayyub's wisdom in the Qur'an is in terms of the giver of charity and a divine prophet, in terms of the receiver, Ayyub is at the peak of divine perfection and vision, a possessor of deep insight, a helper of the wise, envious and effective. In terms of content, it is harmonious between practical and theoretical, good, infallible, and rational proof of his prophethood is among the wise. In the report of the Book of Job, Job is God-fearing, impatient questioner, objector to divine justice, jealous of Satan, there is no harmony between wisdom before intuition and infallibility after intuition. But there is no textual confirmation of his prophecy. Therefore, the comparison of Ayub's wisdom in two books is one of the examples of the Qur'an's memorization. And it fixes the shortcomings of the book of Job
Quran and Quranic teachings
farideh pishvaei; sayd mahmood tayeb hosainy; mohammad arabsahehi; fatemeh ghanbari.
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Associate Professor, Department of Religious Logic and Understanding at Islamic Culture and Thought Institute
One of the foundations of Amin Khouli’s literary interpretation theory is Neo-I’tizizali thoughts. This paper, using an analytical-critical approach based on documentary data, in ...
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Associate Professor, Department of Religious Logic and Understanding at Islamic Culture and Thought Institute
One of the foundations of Amin Khouli’s literary interpretation theory is Neo-I’tizizali thoughts. This paper, using an analytical-critical approach based on documentary data, in addition to the introduction of Khuoli’s theory, has revealed and criticized the framework of the Neo-I’tizizali’s thought in Khouli’s theory, which has been effective in his later interpretive approaches. One of the advantages of the Khouli’s Neo-I’tizizali principle is the social interpretation approach of his theory. In contrast, due to the inherent shortcomings of this thought, some challenges have been made including the innovative view in all dimensions of religion, the disconnection with the interpretive tradition, the relative understanding of the Quran and the dominance of the text centrality in the interpretation. Also, the lack of a revelatory look on mind is one of the problems of this theory. In addition, the extremist attention to understanding of the primary audience and the ignorance of the Quran’s culturaliztion would lead to inclination towards cultural interpretation. The foundations of the Khouli’s Neo-I’tizizali theory such as lack of expurgation in textual understanding principles and explaining the worldview have made it subjective-oriented. In this view, regardless of its divine aspect, the Quran as an animated text was the subject of the current investigation; therefore, its revelatory identity was denied. The Khouli’s theory has not been secure from this problem, and this is observed in the works of students and researchers relying on his theory.
Quran and Quranic teachings
هاشم اندیشه; احمد عابدی; حسین شریف عسگری
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Religious teaching is the most important request that one should ask God in any case, and this, in addition to creating the courage to break the limited material barriers, teach us to ask God to be persistent in the way of virtues and goodness; not turning to one side every day and every moment, ...
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Religious teaching is the most important request that one should ask God in any case, and this, in addition to creating the courage to break the limited material barriers, teach us to ask God to be persistent in the way of virtues and goodness; not turning to one side every day and every moment, and not to arouse our passions for different things. The present study focuses on the subject of cognitive functions of religious teachings in the universe, which has been collected using note-taking method, library studies, and descriptive-analytical sources. This article first defines the terms religious teaching and cognitive functions terms and then identifies the cognitive functions of religious teaching in the universe. The achievements and results of the research are: Cognitive-individual functions of religious teaching including: cognitive function of realizing the divine power in the organization of the universe, cognitive function of belief in God in doubts, cognitive function of paying attention to obedience and prostration before the Almighty God, cognitive function of the emphasis on the absence of the universe at sunrise and life and death, and the cognitive function of thinking and learning. The cognitive-social functions of religious teaching are: the cognitive function of understanding the greatness of divine creation in informing the deniers of resurrection, the cognitive function of understanding of God’s power in taking revenge from the deniers of monotheism and resurrection, the cognitive function of guiding human beings in the creation of the shadow and the sun.
Quran and Quranic teachings
masomeh emami; keivan ehsani; Ebrahim Ebrahimi
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Interpretive methods are the tools that commentators use to discover and express the meaning of God in the verses of the Quran. It is necessary to consider which method is a reliable tool to achieve more accurate dimensions. In the method of interpreting pure narration, the commentator only suffices ...
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Interpretive methods are the tools that commentators use to discover and express the meaning of God in the verses of the Quran. It is necessary to consider which method is a reliable tool to achieve more accurate dimensions. In the method of interpreting pure narration, the commentator only suffices to mention the appropriate narrations in the following verses. But in the comprehensive ijtihadi method, it uses a combination of different methods in accordance with the requirements of the verses. This study, in order to compare the effectiveness of these two methods (meaning preserving the immortality of the quranic verses) with the comparative method, has studied the interpretation of verse 159 of Al-Baqarah Surah in comprehensive ijtihadi interpretations. This verse forbids scholars from concealing the teachings of God in the Quran. In this research, the plausible examples of truth in the pure narrations and comprehensive ijtihadi interpretations of the two parties have been examined. As a result, by observing a more comprehensive view of the interpretations of “comprehensive ijtihad” than “pure narration” regarding the case of autonomous interpretation, it was realized that this method is more effective in proving the permanence and practicality of the verses of the Quran.
Quran and Quranic teachings
seraj salehi
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The form of religious government as one of the most challenging issues in the field of Islamic political thought has always been disputed. Scholars who accept the interference of religion in politics and even believe that religion has made some recommendations about the foundations and principles of ...
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The form of religious government as one of the most challenging issues in the field of Islamic political thought has always been disputed. Scholars who accept the interference of religion in politics and even believe that religion has made some recommendations about the foundations and principles of the government, they do not hold similar ideas on the form of government. On the one hand, some believe that the form of the government is the same as other elements of politics and identified by God Almighty as fixed and not variable. On the other hand, others hold the belief that God has not commented on the form of government and has remained silent on this matter. Both groups have relied on some evidence to prove their claims more particularly the evidence provided by the holy Quran on the Prophet’ government, which indicates that whether God has presented the pyramidal structure of power for religious government or that God has not done so and does not consider any specific form for the government. This article, using ijtihadi interpretive method as well as historical narrations and quotations, have tried to judge between these two views and reached the conclusion that there is no evidence of the stability of the form of government and its fixed pyramid structure in the story of the prophets in the holy Quran, and it is not possible to prove this claim.
Quran and Quranic teachings
fateme ًQorbani; Zeinab Al-sadat Hosseini
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“Qarib” is one of the ultimate concepts in the system of religious beliefs and this adjective as a mysterious quality in the Quran indicates the proximity of God to man. This divine attribute has been manifested in Him in the form of creation and along with the creation of man, and it has ...
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“Qarib” is one of the ultimate concepts in the system of religious beliefs and this adjective as a mysterious quality in the Quran indicates the proximity of God to man. This divine attribute has been manifested in Him in the form of creation and along with the creation of man, and it has been used in the Quran in the physical, abstract and metaphysical meanings. What is considered in the present article is the study of the quality of this trait and the identification of its components. Verses related to God’s proximity to His servants refer to the general closeness of life, in the form of extending life to man, encirclement, knowledge and awareness of mental and heart dangers and the management of their material and legislative needs. Therefore, God is constantly and continuously hearing, watching, being informed of the condition of the servants, and he is in charge of their needs. This descriptive-analytical article, with the help of collocational and substitute relations, examines the togetherness of the adjective “Qarib” with other divine attributes in order to achieve a clearer understanding of it. The study concluded that although the frequency of this word in the Quran as an attribute of God has been only two times and with attributes such as Mujib and Samii by examination of its collocations and substitutes, as well as analyzing the lexical relationship, the following conclusions can also be reached including the acceptance of the problem of the servants, the speed of acceptance, trickery and knowledge, and the domain derived from collocation, indicating the divinity of God.
Quran and Quranic teachings
seyydhasan hoseini
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The resurrection of animals and corpses is one of the most important issues in the discussion of the resurrection. One group of commentators consider the resurrection of subhuman beings to be their destruction, and another group believe that their resurrection is only for punishment. In the meantime, ...
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The resurrection of animals and corpses is one of the most important issues in the discussion of the resurrection. One group of commentators consider the resurrection of subhuman beings to be their destruction, and another group believe that their resurrection is only for punishment. In the meantime, Allameh Tabataba’i is one of the thinkers who has written in this field and his interpretive interpretation has explained and analyzed the resurrection of beings. The Quran defends and argues that all human beings, including animals, plants, and inanimate objects are resurrected, and the verses of the Quran specify the resurrection of all beings and creatures on the Day of Judgment and their return to God. And this arousal, in addition to being aware, also clarifies the type and level of their awareness. Because the references to the verses of the Quran and the quranic reasons indicate the awareness as well as the obligation of living things to the extent of their existence and power, which means they are accountable to the extent of their understanding and awareness that they are benefited. Gathering them on the Day of Judgment is not for destruction but for the record of their deeds because, in the ontology of the Quran, due to the task that is imposed on the beings of the universe in any form and size, they must be present and accountable on the Day of Resurrection.
Quran and Quranic teachings
s s; s s; seyedmajid nabavi
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One of the needs of human beings is happiness and spiritual health. Happiness and spiritual health depend on the quality of recognition, tendency and behavior and on the type of individual’s attitude. Happiness and spiritual health are affected by various factors including the attitude of man to ...
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One of the needs of human beings is happiness and spiritual health. Happiness and spiritual health depend on the quality of recognition, tendency and behavior and on the type of individual’s attitude. Happiness and spiritual health are affected by various factors including the attitude of man to the universe. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the mechanism of the impact of knowledge on the realization of happiness and spiritual health from the perspective of verses and narratives. The study adopted a descriptive-analytical research method and the library information data collection method. Research showed that, from the Quran’s point of view, God’s attitude is the important factor in human mental health and happiness, which, with the consent of the past and the creation of confidence in the future, will make happiness. People either feel grief over the past or are worried about the future which has not arrived yet. Hence, in the pattern of spiritual happiness, the believers see their future and past governed by God, and they do not have any grief over the past and the fear of the future, and will remain calm and happy to what God has ordered.
