Evaluating the Critique of the Quran Verses Interpretation (Taʼwīl) in the Exegesis (Tafsīr) of Sayyid Murtaḍā

Document Type : The scientific research paper

Authors

1 گروه علوم قرآن و حدیث- دانشکده الهیات و معارف اسلامی- دانشگاه مازندران

2 دانشجوی دکتری رشته علوم قرآن و حدیث، دانشکده الهیات و معارف اسلامی، دانشگاه مازندران، بابلسر، ایران

Abstract

"Interpretation (Taʼwīl)" is one of the key topics in Quranic literature that has had significant importance and a special place in the fields of religious knowledge. To study and understand the Holy Quran correctly, research and investigation on this subject are necessary. The extent of Sayyid Murtaḍā's knowledge and the value of his works have led many researchers to consider his perspectives and works as subjects of their own scientific research. The present study aims, using a descriptive-analytical method, to examine interpretation in the Quranic thought of Sayyid Murtaḍā through. The research approach shows that Sayyid Murtaḍā introduced interpretation in the field of exegesis; it has general (ʻĀm) meaning which encompass exegesis. Therefore, when explaining the clear (Muḥkam) verses and also explaining the unclear (Mutashābih) verses, he used the term interpretation (Taʼwīl). According to him, there is a difference between the credibility of interpretation (proof of possible aspects) and the correctness of interpretation. His exegesis is in line with scientific and rational principles and he has a scholarly understanding of the Quran. His beliefs include belief in the divine nature of the Quranic words, belief in the comprehensibility of the Quran, affirmation of the truths in the words and expressions of the Quran, and the discovery of reasonable meanings attributable to God in the unclear (Mutashābih) verses, among others. The result of this research is beneficial for understanding the Quranic views of Sayyid Murtaḍā and benefiting from his experiences and skills in Quran exegesis; also, it addresses the need for a comprehensive approach to interpreting unclear and difficult verses.

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Article Title [Persian]

تأویل در اندیشه قرآنی سید مرتضی، چیستی، مبانی و نمونه‌ها

Authors [Persian]

  • محسن نورائی 1
  • سید حسن موسوی 2
1 Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences - Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies - Mazandaran University
2 Ph.D. candidate, Quran and Hadith Sciences, Faculty of Islamic Theology and Teachings, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran
Abstract [Persian]

واژه «تأویل» یکی از واژگان کلیدی است که در ادبیات قرآنی اهمیت به سزایی داشته و جایگاه ویژه‌ای در حوزه‌های معرفت دینی پیدا کرده است. به منظور مطالعه و فهم صحیح قرآن کریم، مطالعه و تحقیق در مورد این واژه امری ضروری است. گستره دانش سیّد مرتضی علم الهدی و ارزشمندی آثار وی سبب شده تا پژوهشگران بسیاری دیدگاه‌ها و آثار بر جای مانده از او را موضوع پژوهش‌های علمی خویش قرار دهند. این نوشتار نیز با هدف بررسی تأویل در اندیشه قرآنی سیدمرتضی و با روش توصیفی – تحلیلی سامان یافته است. رهیافت پژوهش این که سیدمرتضی، تأویل را در حوزه تفسیر معرفی کرده است و مراد از تأویل در نزد وی معنایی عام است که تفسیر را هم در برمی‌گیرد. وی هم در مورد آیات متشابه و هم در مورد آیات محکم از لفظ تأویل استفاده کرده است. از نظر او میان اعتبار تأویل (اثبات وجوه قابل محتمل) و درستی تأویل تفاوت وجود دارد. تفسیر او منطبق برقواعد علمی و عقلی است و از قرآن درک عالمانه دارد. اعتقاد به وحیانیت الفاظ قرآن، اعتقاد به فهم‌پذیری قرآن، حقیقت‌انگاری در الفاظ و تعابیر قرآن و کشف معانی معقول و قابل انتساب به خداوند در آیات متشابه، از جمله مبانی سیدمرتضی است. مطالعه اندیشه قرآنی وی، افزون بر آشنایی با تلاش‌های تفسیری و بهره‌مندی از تجارب و مهارت‌های فنی او در تفسیر قرآن، می‌تواند ضمن کمک به معرفی روشی جامع برای تفسیر آیات متشابه و مشکل، مفسر را در تفسیر این‌گونه آیات یاری نموده و الگوی جامعی به او بدهد.

Keywords [Persian]

  • تأویل
  • تفسیر قرآن
  • سیدمرتضی
  • أمالی
  • نفائس التأویل

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Quran and Religious Enlightenment
Volume 5, Issue 1 - Serial Number 9
September 2024
Pages 17-38

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