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The Exterior and Interior of the Qur'an and the Link between Them, Relying on the Verses-Narratives and the Words of Islamic Thinkers (Namely Mystics and Philosophers)

Document Type : Research Paper

Author

Mohammadhosein Bayat

Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22054/ajsm.2022.71233.1884
Abstract
The issue of the exterior and interior of the Holy Qur'an has been and still is the subject of Muslim opinion from the time of the Holy Prophet until now. Considering this point, many hadiths have been issued from the words of the Holy Prophet, Hazrat Amir, and other Imams (AS) in this regard. These hadiths are frequent or at least Mostafīz (diffused), such as the noble prophetic hadith «ان للقرآن ظهراً و بطنا و لبطنه بطنا الی سبعة أبطن»  "Ennal Qur'an Zahran, wa Batna, wa Labatna Batna, ela Sabah Abtn" which was narrated through al-Furiqin. Maulavi spoke in detail about this hadith in Masnavi, which we have quoted in the text of the article. He said at the beginning of his speech: Know the words of the Qur'an, which are external/below the external, the interior is just Cairo. Many verses also express the exterior and interior of the Holy Quran. As in the verse "Indeed is the Holy Qur'an, in a hidden book, it is not touched except by the pure" (Waqeeh/77-79). In this article, firstly by referring to the verses and narrations and the sayings of famous Islamic mystics and philosophers, the interior and different levels of the Holy Quran have been proven, then the quality of the relationship between the exterior and interior of the Quran has been discussed.

Keywords

Qur'an
hadiths
appearance
interiority
mystic and philosopher.
Subjects
The Holy Quran.
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Seraje Monir
Volume 12, Issue 43
September 2022
Pages 1-30

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