The Superstition of the Scientific Data of the Holy Qur'an in the Crucible of Criticism

Document Type : The scientific research paper

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1 The Faculty Department of Quran and Hadith Department, University of Tehran, Tehran

2 PhD Candidate of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Unviersity of Tehran, Tehran

Abstract

From a long time until now, one of the methods of fighting against the Holy Quran has been to spread doubts against this divine book, and in this regard, the opponents have not spared any effort. Among these doubts, the superstition of the scientific data of the Holy Quran, which has been repeatedly raised by the opponents. According to them, the root of the scientific propositions of the Quran should be sought in the superstitious and false beliefs of the past, which the Prophet (PBUH) borrowed from the past and the scientific-cultural environment of his age. In this context, recently a book entitled "Criticism of the Qur'an" written by a person named Saha was published, and in order to achieve this goal, the author has put forward the claim that some scientific material in the Holy Qur'an is derived from some superstition in order to achieve this goal. And it is old wrong. He has made great efforts to connect the scientific statements of the Quran with the scientific opinions of the ancient world and old superstitions in every possible way. The current research, which was carried out by a descriptive-analytical method with a critical orientation and based on library sources, aims to investigate this claim and criticize it, and tries to establish the relationship between the scientific propositions of the Qur'an by conducting a comprehensive research on a number of these doubts. and explain the scientific opinions of the ancient world.

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Article Title [Persian]

خرافه انگاری داده های علمی قرآن کریم در بوته نقد

Authors [Persian]

  • مجید معارف 1
  • حسین رضایی 2
1 استاد گروه علوم قرآن و حدیث دانشگاه تهران
2 دانشجوی دکتری علوم قرآن و حدیث دانشگاه تهران
Abstract [Persian]

از دیرباز تا کنون، یکى از روش‌های مبارزه با قرآن کریم، ترویج شبهاتی علیه این کتاب آسمانی بوده و در این راستا مخالفان از هیچ کوششی دریغ نکرده‌اند. از جمله این شبهات، خرافه‌انگاری داده‌های علمی قرآن کریم که به کرات از سوی مخالفان مطرح گردیده‌است. به باور آنها ریشه گزاره‌های علمی قرآن را می‌بایست در باورهای خرافی و غلط گذشتگان جستجو کرد که پیامبر (ص) آنها را از گذشتگان و محیط علمی-فرهنگی عصر خود به عاریت گرفته‌است. در همین زمینه اخیراً کتابی با عنوان «نقد قرآن» نوشته شخصی به نام سها منتشر گردیده و نویسنده به منظور دستیابی به این هدف، در طرح شبهات متعددی این ادعا را مطرح کرده که فلان مطلب علمی در قرآن کریم، برگرفته شده از فلان باور خرافی و غلط قدیمی است. وی تلاش فراوان کرده که به هر طریق ممکن، بین گزاره‌های علمی قرآن با نظرات علمی جهان باستان و خرافه‌های قدیمی ارتباط برقرار نماید. پژوهش حاضر که به روش توصیفی-تحلیلی با گرایش انتقادی و بر اساس منابع کتابخانه‌ای انجام شده، در صدد بررسی این ادعا و نقد آن است و می‌کوشد با انجام پژوهش جامع درباره تعدادی از این شبهات، ارتباط گزاره‌های علمی قرآن و نظرات علمی جهان باستان را تبیین نماید.

Keywords [Persian]

  • گزاره های علمی قرآن
  • خرافه انگاری
  • نقد قرآن
  • سها

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  • Receive Date: 13 December 2022
  • Revise Date: 24 January 2023
  • Accept Date: 14 May 2023

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