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.
Interpretation
Marzie qadami; Kaivan Ehsani; Alireza Tabibi; Ali HasanBagi
Abstract
The present article studied the nature and foundations of the theory of "Three-layer interpretation of the Holy Qur’an". First, the theory is defined, consisting three layers: historical, trans-historical and modern. The historical layer is considered the same understanding of Hejaz Arab at the ...
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The present article studied the nature and foundations of the theory of "Three-layer interpretation of the Holy Qur’an". First, the theory is defined, consisting three layers: historical, trans-historical and modern. The historical layer is considered the same understanding of Hejaz Arab at the time of the Prophet (PBUH) as stated in the verses of the Qur'an. To understand such interpretation, one must refer to the promises of those people, some of which are the appearance and context of the verses, similar verses, the personality of the audience of the Qur'an, the events of that era, the culture and history of those people and the covenants. The trans-historical layer is also considered a knowledge that is common and accepted among all human races, which is achieved by abolishing the characteristics of the age and the revelation of the Qur'an. The modern layer is the adaptation of the problems, that needs and requirements of the present age to the same common and acceptable human knowledge. Some of the most important foundations of this theory that are discussed in this article are customary, spoken, gradual descent, historicity and marginalization on the one hand and the evolution of ethnic requirements and the need to resolve the apparent conflict between the Qur'an and science and modernity.
