hadiseh soleymani; abas ashrafi
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One of the teachings of Prophets is how to encounter and treat other people, particularly followers of faiths. Posing the question of how to encounter people of other faiths, this paper addresses the issue by conducting a comparative examination of the Qur’an and the Testaments. The Qur’an, ...
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One of the teachings of Prophets is how to encounter and treat other people, particularly followers of faiths. Posing the question of how to encounter people of other faiths, this paper addresses the issue by conducting a comparative examination of the Qur’an and the Testaments. The Qur’an, inclusively dealing with all aspects of human life as it does, approaches the issue carefully, always seeking to establish equilibrium. Encounters with followers of other faiths in Islam is thus with gentleness and with goodwill and guidance, allowing them to live in the society along with other strata of people, provided that they pay tribute and that they do not practice hostility. If they do practice hostility and act against Islam and Muslims, they should be confronted.
hamidreza basiri
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‘Impact description of the Qur’an’ is an independent science whose subject of investigation are narrations by the Shi‘a Fourteen Infallibles on the descriptive explanation of the verses and chapters of the Qur’an. These descriptive narrations can be classified into different ...
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‘Impact description of the Qur’an’ is an independent science whose subject of investigation are narrations by the Shi‘a Fourteen Infallibles on the descriptive explanation of the verses and chapters of the Qur’an. These descriptive narrations can be classified into different types and then studied. One type consists of those which explain the superiority that some verses have over others, either because of certain purposes they imply or due to their theme. This set of narrations can be referred to as ‘impact superiority of the verses of the Qur’an’ and regarded as one of the important topics of the science of ‘the Impact Superiority of the Verses of the Qur’an’ as was discussed in a paper entitled ‘An introduction to the theory of the impact superiority of the Qur’an’ published in the 3rd issue of this journal. The present paper, however, seeks to collect and present the most important preferential narrations and briefly examine their documents and references, as well as to provide an answer to the inevitable question as regards the justification for the superiority of some verses over other.
hamidreza basiri
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From among the narrations of the immaculate Imams (PBUT), those narrations which are concerned with the cause of their descent, the explanation of the simple elements and concepts or those that discuss the applicability of the verses, etc. are used for the interpretation of the Qur’an's effect. ...
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From among the narrations of the immaculate Imams (PBUT), those narrations which are concerned with the cause of their descent, the explanation of the simple elements and concepts or those that discuss the applicability of the verses, etc. are used for the interpretation of the Qur’an's effect. However, another group of narrations merely describe certain Quranic verses and chapters and these narrations provide for the ‘description of the Qur’an's effect’. These narrations refer to differing qualities of Quranic verses and chapters; the narrations which have discussed the impact of reciting particular chapters or those narrations that consider some verses as more valuable than the others are some examples. The present paper classifies these narrations, explains them and discusses their practical and scientific efficiency and makes an essential comparison between these narrations and the interpretive ones. This paper is solely an introduction into a more general theory and research field and attempts to contribute to the better practical and scientific understanding of the ‘Description of the Qur'an's Effect’ by the researchers of the science of the Qur’an and narrations so that they adopt a different perspective towards these narrations, attend to them and use them.
seyed sedrodin taheri
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This paper focuses on the central question of what the correct method of interpreting the holy Qur’an is from the perspective of Allāmeh Tabātabā’i. The answer to this question is that according to Allāmeh, the correct method of interpreting the Qur’an is one that is ‘pure’ ...
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This paper focuses on the central question of what the correct method of interpreting the holy Qur’an is from the perspective of Allāmeh Tabātabā’i. The answer to this question is that according to Allāmeh, the correct method of interpreting the Qur’an is one that is ‘pure’ and the more pure the interpretation is, the more valid it will be. After providing reasons and documents as well as explanations for this given answer, the following questions are raised: What does ‘pure’ mean? It means that the interpretation of the verses is merely based upon other Quranic verses as well as the words of the holy Prophet (PBUH) and the immaculate Imams (PBUT). Has the above-said method been fully employed after the holy Prophet (PBUH)? Allāmeh Tabātabā’i gives a negative response to this question. What has caused deviations in the interpretation of the holy Qur’an from the correct method? The answer to this question is given in the paper. What solution does Allāmeh Tabātabā’i proposes for this problem? This question is replied in the paper as well. What can be said about the criterion Allāmeh Tabātabā’i has set for the correct interpretation of the Qur’an? A few questions are posed in this regard.
batul vaez
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The present paper discusses, in the first place, the critical issue of mystic journey and the ‘four journeys’ which is the basis of mysticism, from the perspective of divine utterance. In this section, by relying on multiple Quranic verses where there is an implicit or explicit reference ...
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The present paper discusses, in the first place, the critical issue of mystic journey and the ‘four journeys’ which is the basis of mysticism, from the perspective of divine utterance. In this section, by relying on multiple Quranic verses where there is an implicit or explicit reference to the extrovertive and introvertive journeys of mankind toward perfection, the Quranic origin and basis of mystic journey can be substantiated. The paper then focuses on the epistemological issue of guardianship and its different kinds – including general and specific guardianship, absolute and limited guardianship, as well as religious legal authority and unconditional authority – based on the text of the Qur’an or its latent meaning as well as the tradition of the holy Prophet. These are then presented in three sections of divine sovereignty, guardianship of perfect man and the guardianship of the prophets and the devoted friends of God. In the third section, we deal with the hermeneutical interpretations by mystics (especially Mowlana); what the mystics present in their interpretation of Quranic verses and traditions – relying on their own exegetical understanding – is based on the verses where there is a reference to the word ‘exegesis’. Furthermore, in their exegetical approach to the Qur’an, they also rely on a tradition by the holy Prophet (PBUH), according to which the Qur’an has a form, as descended, and a multi-layered content that can be interpreted.
syed mahmud tabib hoseyni
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In the Holy Qur’an differing names are used to refer to the resurrection with “Resurrection” being the most frequently used one. In dictionaries all these names are usually defined to mean resurrection and this implies their being synonymous. Moreover, sometimes due to people's deeply-seated ...
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In the Holy Qur’an differing names are used to refer to the resurrection with “Resurrection” being the most frequently used one. In dictionaries all these names are usually defined to mean resurrection and this implies their being synonymous. Moreover, sometimes due to people's deeply-seated mental beliefs, the exact meanings of these names are not well understood. The present paper, relying on Arabic language and culture and the style of Quranic verses as well as the subject analysis of these words, enumerates twelve other names for this day and analyzes them content-wise. The researcher found out that each of these names amazingly refers to one of the characteristics of resurrection and each has been used for a particular purpose including warning, preventing the readers from polytheism, disbelief and sin as well as creation of certainty in people who raise doubts about whether resurrection takes place or not.
abbas asrafi
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The servants of God usually, in places for praying, request Him to fulfill their material and spiritual needs, most importantly to protect them from harm and death. With a contrastive methodology, this paper aims at investigating the quality of praying in sacred books (the Old Testament, the New Testament ...
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The servants of God usually, in places for praying, request Him to fulfill their material and spiritual needs, most importantly to protect them from harm and death. With a contrastive methodology, this paper aims at investigating the quality of praying in sacred books (the Old Testament, the New Testament and the Qur’an). It first focuses on the etymology of the word praying and then examines its status in different holy books. Then a brief comparison is made between different perspectives. According to the Old Testament, the place of praying is synagogue; in the New Testament church is the place for praying and in the Qur’an, mosque. The Old Testament emphasizes that the place of praying should be made of stone, be located in a high area of land and be the place for sacrifice. The New Testament focuses merely on believers and in the holy Qur’an the believers, the place and the time are all emphasized. Unlike the New Testament, the Old Testament has laid down some rules for entering the place of praying; the Qur’an has forbidden the unbelievers from entering the Holy Mosque. The Holy Mosque, with regard to its Islamic praying-social orientation, cannot be compared to any other place of praying; such orientation does not exist in Judaism and Christianity.
mohamad shabanpour
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The Qur’an, the greatest and everlasting miracle of the holy Prophet (PBUH), has been the target of criticism by all opposing authors in East and West. The Qur’an, however, has invited its opponents to struggle and this invitation will persist till Doom’s Day. In the second century ...
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The Qur’an, the greatest and everlasting miracle of the holy Prophet (PBUH), has been the target of criticism by all opposing authors in East and West. The Qur’an, however, has invited its opponents to struggle and this invitation will persist till Doom’s Day. In the second century (AH), a group of the opponents of the Qur’an suffered the same defeat as that experienced by the unbelievers at the time of the revelation of the Qur’an. This paper examines the doubts of this group regarding the Qur’an along with the responses of Imam Sādeq (PBUH) to those doubts. This will disclose the thoughts of those who raise doubts and also illustrates the role of the Shiites and the disciples of Imam Sādeq (PBUH) in defending the Qur’an. Thus, the present papers is developed in three sections: first, those who raise doubts are briefly introduced; then the defenders of the holy Qur’an are introduced and the paper concludes with the discussion of Quranic doubts and their criticisms according to Imam Sādeq (PBUH).
