Interpretation
Hosein Rahnamaei; Yahya Kabir
Abstract
Some of the very important topics in the field of Qur’anic sciences are Muḥkam and Mutashābih verses, how to understand and interpret them, who has the knowledge of Ta’wīl and what are the criteria for its Ta’wīl. Regarding why there are such verses in the Qur'an, different reasons ...
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Some of the very important topics in the field of Qur’anic sciences are Muḥkam and Mutashābih verses, how to understand and interpret them, who has the knowledge of Ta’wīl and what are the criteria for its Ta’wīl. Regarding why there are such verses in the Qur'an, different reasons and also different methods have been presented by the commentators of the Qur'an to understand such verses. This research, with the method of library search, along with the concept of Ta’wīl and related words, has counted Mullā Ṣadrā's criticisms on the inappropriate Ta’wīl of some commentators and mentioned the criteria he enumerated for the correct Ta’wīl. Therefore, as a high-ranking commentator who considers the Qur'an as the foundation of his philosophy, in addition to categorizing and criticizing the approach of the Qur'anic scholars in this regard, Mullā Ṣadrā presents a special method in dealing with these verses, which is not dissimilar to the method of the mystics. He believes that God has not created anything in the world of matter unless He has created an equivalent of it in the world of meaning, and nothing has been created in the world of meaning unless it has an equivalent in the higher world. The Mutashābih verses of the Qur'an are related to things that are rooted in the world of meaning, and its interpretation will be formed by creating a connection between the words of the verse and the examples of the world of meaning. Mullā Ṣadrā believes that penetration into the inner meanings and Ta’wīl of the verses requires special scientific and spiritual preparations, which can be achieved in the shadow of scientific conduct and inner purification.
