Bi-Quarterly Quran and Religious Enlightenment
مقاله علمی پژوهشی
Critical Review of Purposefulness of Divine Actions from the Point of View of Rene Descartes, Relying on Islamic Sources

sayyed mojtaba jalali

دوره 4، شماره 2 ، اسفند 1402، صفحه 1-18

https://doi.org/10.30473/quran.2023.66205.1166

چکیده
  The purposefulness of divine actions is an important religious issue among thinkers. Belief in God's knowledge, wisdom, power, and justice requires the purposefulness of God's actions. This research is based on Rene Descartes' view on the answer to the question of determining the purposefulness of divine actions, which has been carried out through a descriptive-analytical method. In findings chapter, it explains Descartes' point of view in two areas of “the principle of the purposefulness of divine actions and the possibility of knowing the goals of divine actions. While confirming the first ...  بیشتر

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Social Identity of Civil Society Based on Historiography Process of Surah Al-Baqarah

Ali Saeedi

دوره 4، شماره 2 ، اسفند 1402، صفحه 19-40

https://doi.org/10.30473/quran.2023.66387.1176

چکیده
  According to historiographical evidence, Surah al-Baqarah was the first Surah that was revealed after the Hijrah in Madinah. The variety and extent of the topics in this Surah caused it to be revealed two times during the first and second years of the Hijrah. During its revelation, the society in which the Messenger of God (PBUH) appeared was not uniformed, rather it was formed by scattered tribes, groups, and masses. The lack of a central government and a single religion had caused them not to have a common identity. Therefore, an important part of their political-social life was spending in war ...  بیشتر

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Study of the Meaning of the Word “Shahr” in the Holy Qur’an

sedigheh khorrami؛ ebrahim ebrahimi؛ fatemeh dastranj

دوره 4، شماره 2 ، اسفند 1402، صفحه 41-58

https://doi.org/10.30473/quran.2023.66389.1177

چکیده
  The word “Shahr” is an important word in the calendar system of the Qur'an. As the main element of the Qur’an, words have a special place within its text. Therefore, studying and analyzing the meaning of Qur’anic words is a necessary method of understanding and correct interpretation of verses. This article aims to investigate the meaning of the word shahr in the Qur'an based on a descriptive-analytical method; Explaining the literal and idiomatic meaning, the application of this word in the Qur'an are as follows: the time to do or leave a certain task, measurement tool ...  بیشتر

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Study of the Network Connections of Surah al-Inshiqāq with Its Adjacent Surahs (Infitār, Mutaffifīn, Burūj, Tāriq)

Nasrin Elyasifar؛ Abdulmajid Talebtash؛ Delara Nemati Pirali؛ Feizullah Akbari Dastak

دوره 4، شماره 2 ، اسفند 1402، صفحه 59-72

https://doi.org/10.30473/quran.2023.67706.1200

چکیده
  The Holy Qur’an has a single source and there is no difference between its verses. Therefore, some Surahs of the Holy Qur’an may be put together to get a better understanding of them. And based on the method of verbal and spiritual analogies, one Surah should be placed at the center and the its connection with other Surahs of the Holy Qur’an would be discovered. “The network connection of the Surahs of the Qur’an” is a new term that speaks of the structural and content relation between Surahs. The methods of network connections between the Surahs of the Holy ...  بیشتر

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The Role of Principle of “Individualization” in Education from the Perspective of Qur’an and Hadith

ali ghazanfari؛ Zahra firoozabadi

دوره 4، شماره 2 ، اسفند 1402، صفحه 73-94

https://doi.org/10.30473/quran.2023.67912.1209

چکیده
  “Individualization” (Tafarrud), a fundamental principle of education, means that a person, despite similarities with his fellows, has psychological characteristics and unique abilities that distinguish him from others. It is important to pay attention to this principle in identifying the talents and abilities of people and their proper direction for correct education. This article investigates the role of the principle of "individualization" in education from the perspective of the Qur’an and Hadith and examines its position in education based on a descriptive-analytical method. ...  بیشتر

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Answer to Misconception of Materiality of Extravagance; An Etymological and Semantic Study

amirhosein Hoseinzade Auori؛ Mohammad Hossein Akhavan Tabasi

دوره 4، شماره 2 ، اسفند 1402، صفحه 95-112

https://doi.org/10.30473/quran.2023.68050.1205

چکیده
  Commentary writing on the Holy Qur'an has been a very important matter due to the position of this book among Muslims. Many works have been written in this field since long ago. One of the important points regarding the interpretations is their effect on the understanding of the Book by ordinary people and as a result, forming a public discourse of the Holy Qur’an. Extravagance (isrāf) is a Qur’anic term that occurs 23 times in this Holy Text. The discourse in the general culture of the meaning of extravagance brings the misconception that it has only a material and economic meaning. ...  بیشتر

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Effective Discourses in the Formation of Interpretive Innovations during Last Two Centuries

marzie mirzaie؛ Mehdi Mehrizi؛ Sayyed Mohammad Ali Ayazi

دوره 4، شماره 2 ، اسفند 1402، صفحه 113-130

https://doi.org/10.30473/quran.2023.68066.1208

چکیده
  Exegetical theories of human knowledge include human understanding of the divine word. No textual theory is formed in a vacuum. The prominent events and currents in the society, both political and cultural, create discourses in the society. Social events such as Marxism, liberalism, nationalism and other schools, the formation of international institutions and human rights, the occurrence of religious reformism, the fight against colonialism in Islamic countries, etc. during the last century created discourses in the society that caused changes in scientific attitudes and human and Islamic sciences, ...  بیشتر

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A Critical Review of Qaffārī's Opinion on Infallibility with Regard to Shiite and Sunni Commentaries

Shahab al-Din Vahidi Mehrjerdi؛ Saeed Rohani

دوره 4، شماره 2 ، اسفند 1402، صفحه 131-146

https://doi.org/10.30473/quran.2023.68072.1206

چکیده
  The infallibility of Imams (AS) is one of the true beliefs of Shiites, for the Imam is the messenger of God and the guardian of the Divine religion. This fundamental belief has been disputed and challenged by the Shiite opponents, among them are the misconceptions raised by Dr. Qaffārī. His doubts include, for instance, the doubt that this belief has been innovative concerning its background, the rejection of Shiite reasons for infallibility regarding the Qur'an and intellect, and the fruitlessness of this belief for Shi’a. This study, first, deals with the doubts of Qaffārī about infallibility ...  بیشتر

مقاله علمی پژوهشی
Tawfīqī1 or Ijtihādī of Naming Surahs of the Qur'an and Its Jurisprudential Effects

Wrya Hafidi؛ Sayyed Mohammad reza Hasheminia

دوره 4، شماره 2 ، اسفند 1402، صفحه 147-164

https://doi.org/10.30473/quran.2023.68372.1212

چکیده
  The Qur'an, like other holy books, has smaller sections that are called "Surahs" based on the Qur'anic verses. The significant and privileged position of the Qur'an is accepted by all Islamic religions, and the effort to preserve this position, along with the divinity of its words, has caused most of the debates that refer to the structure of the Qur'an to be considered Tawfīqī (non-arbitrary) matters. The arrangement of the verses and the scope of the Surahs is one of the things that there is a consensus on their being non-arbitrary; However, there are two general views regarding the naming ...  بیشتر

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Criticism of Christoph Luxenberg's view of the reading of the verse "va qaṭṭa'nāhumuth-natay 'ashrata asbāṭan

mohammadali hemati

دوره 4، شماره 2 ، اسفند 1402، صفحه 165-174

https://doi.org/10.30473/quran.2023.68525.1218

چکیده
  Grammarians and commentators disagree about the syntactic role of "Asbata" in the verse "…va qaṭṭa'nāhumuth-natay 'ashrata asbāṭan…" (وَ قَطَّعْناهُمُ اثْنَتَیْ عَشْرَةَ أَسْباطا) and have proposed several roles for it. According to Arabic grammar, the accusative of specification (tamiz) the numbers eleven and nineteen must be singular and assigned. The accusative of specification (tamiz) the number "twelve" in the above verse should come in the form of "sabṭan", while it is plural and accusative, which is against the grammar. For ...  بیشتر

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A Comparative Study of Amount of Social Participation and Its Relation with Anomie Feeling in Qur'an and Testaments

Ali Hasannia؛ Zahra Fazeli؛ Mohammad Reza Fazeli

دوره 4، شماره 2 ، اسفند 1402، صفحه 175-194

https://doi.org/10.30473/quran.2023.67951.1204

چکیده
  Social issues and social participation and deviations are important issues in divine discussions and teachings. In a number of verses of the Qur’an and the Testaments, the issue of social participation and feeling of anomie has been discussed with similarities and differences. The questions raised here, “what cases and examples of the meaning of anomie are expressed in the Holy Qur’an and the Testaments?” and “what is its relation with social participation?” This research studies and analyzes the issue in the Holy Qur’an and the Testaments, using the comparative ...  بیشتر

مقاله علمی پژوهشی
The Role of Gender and Culture in The Traditional and Modern Interpretation of the Holy Qur’an

rezvan jalalifar؛ Sousan Ale Rasoul؛ Mehdi Mehrizi

دوره 4، شماره 2 ، اسفند 1402، صفحه 195-208

https://doi.org/10.30473/quran.2023.67704.1199

چکیده
  The existence of differences in the interpretive opinions of Muslims is undeniable, and one of the serious issues in exegetical discussions is to find the root of the differences in the opinions of commentators of the Holy Qur’an (especially in presenting traditional or modern interpretations). Commentators have different preconceptions and views on various issues, especially about some verses related to women. Some commentators have a traditional view and some have a modern view. This essay examines culture and gender and their role in providing traditional and modern interpretation. The ...  بیشتر