Existentialistic Analysis of Time-Faith Relation, with a Look at Surah Al-ʿAṣr

Document Type : The scientific research paper

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Hakim Sabzevari University

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Time is the basis of human life in this world and it is not only his biological background, but also a background for his intelligent life. Man thinks about time and looks at it from the angles of different sciences; from physics to philosophy; and from cosmology to anthropology. The concept of "Time" has also received attention in the Qur'an, and due to the dedication of an independent surah to this concept and the oath to time has assigned a special place to it in the form of the concept of "al-ʿAṣr". The epistemological connection of this concept with the concepts of "Man", "Loss", and "Faith" is very important from an existential point of view, which organizes the current approach in this article. The existential and existentialistic condition of man is the condition of this world that requires timing. This is a possibility for humans, which indicates a time limit for humans. This situation is associated with the feeling of loss in the passage of time, which is absolute and inseparable from the situation of this world. This is the human condition and, of course, it is a condition that presents possibilities to the human being. Time passes on man and confronts man with the concept of eternity and immortality. Eternity is placed in front of man as a possibility to face an existential contradiction in order to achieve salvation as an existential concern by choosing faith in a transcendental and spatial origin and destination.

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Article Title [Persian]

تحلیل اگزیستانسیالیستی رابطه زمان-ایمان، با نگاهی به سوره «العصر»

Author [Persian]

  • سید محمد کاظم علوی
دانشگاه حکیم سبزواری
Abstract [Persian]

زمان بستر زیست انسان در این جهان است. و نه تنها بستر زیست بیولوژیکی اوست بلکه زمینه ای برای زیست هوشمندانه او نیز بوده است. انسان درباره زمان می اندیشد و از زوایای علوم مختلفی به آن می نگرد؛ از فیزیک گرفته تا فلسفه؛ و از کیهان شناسی گرفته تا انسان شناسی. مفهوم «زمان» در قرآن نیز مورد توجه بوده است و با توجه به اختصاص سوره ای مستقل به این مفهوم و سوگند به زمان در قالب مفهوم «العصر» جایگاه ویژه ای را به آن اختصاص داده است. ارتباط معرفتی این مفهوم با مفاهیم «انسان»، «خسران»، و «ایمان» از منظر وجودی حایز اهمیت فراوانی است که روی کرد حاضر در این مقاله را سامان می دهد.

وضعیت وجودی و اگزیستانسیالیستی انسان وضعیت این-جهانی است که زمان مندی را می طلبد. این یک امکان برای انسان است که حاکی از محدودیتی زمانی برای انسان است. این وضعیت با احساس خسران در گذر زمان همراه می گردد که مطلق بوده و غیرقابل انفکاک از وضعیت این-جهانی است. این وضعیت انسان است و البته وضعیتی که امکاناتی را پیش روی انسان قرار می دهد. زمان بر انسان می گذرد و انسان را با مفهوم ابدیت و جاودانگی مواجه می سازد. ابدیت به مثابه امکانی فراروی انسان قرار می گیرد تا با تضادی وجودی روبرو گردد تا با انتخاب ایمان به مبدا و مقصدی فرازمانی و مکانی به رستگاری به عنوان یک دغدغه وجودی دست یابد.

Keywords [Persian]

  • ایمان
  • زمان
  • سوره‌ی «
  • العصر»
  • ابدیت
  • خسران

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  • Receive Date: 07 January 2023
  • Revise Date: 12 April 2023
  • Accept Date: 15 May 2023

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