Interpretation of Divine Actions, Through the Divine Names and Attributes

Document Type : The scientific research paper

Authors

1 Professor of Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Imam Sadegh University, Trhran, Iran

2 Ph.D. of Quran and Hadith Sciences, University of Islamic Religions, Trhran, Iran

3 Ph.D. Candidate in Quran and Hadith Sciences, Imam Sadegh University, Trhran, Iran

Abstract

The continuity and relevance of Quranic expressions have long been considered by scholars. This issue has been raised mainly in a few verses or Surahs and less attention has been paid to one verse alone. In many verses, after expressing the divine actions, the names of the essence of the names of the action of God are mentioned, which are often at the end of the verse and in the same context, which is explanations and explanations and includes attributes such as being knowledgeable, wise, king, beloved and the Lord. Because the deeds of God Almighty are a sign of the divine names in the degradation of existence. In the current article, using a descriptive-analytical method and interpretive sources, the interpretation of divine actions has been studied, according to the names and attributes in the verses of the Qur'an. These verses, in a general category, are of two categories: stating the cause of God's actions, according to the attributes of the essence, and stating the cause of God's actions.

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Conclusion

It is not common to ask why a superior is doing something. For example, the employee usually does not ask the employer why the law was enacted. Either the student does not ask the principal why the system of punishment or encouragement or the rules of the school rules. Such questions are often uncommon. But if the material is explained, it will lead to a better understanding of the rules and regulations and discipline and legalize.

The answer to such questions often lies in surrounding the manager's knowledge and his or her holistic view of the aspects of work and expediency. This type of explanation is called explanatory reasoning (This type of explanation is mostly mentioned in the two commentary books of Al-Tahrir and Al-Tanwir by Ibn Ashur and Al-Mizan by Allameh Tabatabai, but no specific name has been given for it. The term explanatory reasoning has been chosen by the authors.).

In many verses, divine actions are explained by the names of the essence of the names of the action of God. Sometimes, when the present tense of the deeds of God is expressed, at the end of that verse, it is said by mentioning an attribute of the attributes of God, the reason and explanation of that act. Sometimes these descriptions do not appear at the end of the verses; Rather, it is mentioned in the previous verse or the internal descriptions of the verse. In this article, by examining verses about sustenance, sending prophets, the revelation of the Qur'an, divine help for believers, and reckoning and punishment of criminals, it was found that these actions are explained by attributes such as all-mighty, all-wise, all-sufficient, all-laudable, all-aware, all-forgiving, and all-merciful.

God's action is due to His knowledge of the whole universe. Also, it is due to his current wisdom over the whole system of existence and also the dominion and power of God over the whole universe, and God's ownership over the whole world. He is the absolute owner who surrounds the whole universe. Whatever God wills, flows in the system of the universe. He has the power to do anything and will never be defeated. He is aware of the interests and needs of human beings. God, according to wisdom, is aware of the hidden and overt actions and intentions of man. He created the heavens and the earth and placed various things between them so that we humans might understand His knowledge and power. Then we realize that God's knowledge surrounds everything and is capable of everything. All that we have said shows that the actions of God Almighty are a sign of the divine names in the degradation of existence.

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Article Title [Persian]

تعلیل افعال الهی با اسماء و صفات الهی

Authors [Persian]

  • مهدی ایزدی 1
  • طاهره چینی فروشان 2
  • امین عباس پور 3
1 استاد گروه علوم قرآن و حدیث دانشگاه امام صادق(ع)، تهران، ایران.
2 دانش آموخته دکتری علوم قرآن و حدیث دانشگاه مذاهب اسلامی، تهران، ایران.
3 دانشجوی دکتری علوم قرآن و حدیث دانشگاه امام صادق(ع)، تهران، ایران.
Abstract [Persian]

پیوستگی و ارتباط عبارات قرآنی از دیرباز مورد توجه عالمان قرار داشته است. این موضوع بیشتر در میان چند آیه و یا سوره مطرح بوده و کمتر به یک آیه به صورت واحد توجه شده است. در بسیاری از آیات، پس از برشمرده شدن افعال الهی، این افعال با اسماء ذات یا اسماء فعل پروردگار که غالبا در انتهای آیه یا آیات در یک سیاق هستند، تبیین و تعلیل شده‌اند و با اوصافی نظیر علیم، حکیم، خبیر، ملک و عزیز بودن پروردگار قرین گشته‌اند. در این مقاله با بهره گیری از منابع تفسیری، تعلیل افعال به اسماء و صفات در آیات قرآن بررسی شده است. این آیات در یک دسته‌بندی کلی، به دو قسم تعلیل به صفات ذات و تعلیل به صفات فعل تقسیم‌بندی می‌شود. با تحلیل نمونه‌های متعدد، روشن شد که تعلیل موجود در آیات پس از ذکر افعال الهی، تبیینی بر آن فعل است؛ که هم مبیّن مفهوم و معنای افعال و هم نشان دهنده مرتبط بودن اسماء و صفات الهی به عنوان فواصل آیه با مفاد آیه یا آیات است.

Keywords [Persian]

  • افعال الهی
  • اسماء و صفات الهی
  • تناسب آیات
  • علوم قرآن
  • آیات تعلیل
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