Critical Studies on the Quranic Exegesis

Critical Studies on the Quranic Exegesis

Quranic Exegesis on the Verse 105 of Sūra al-Tawba

Document Type : Review article

Author
mohammadmahdi farrahi
Ph.D. in Quran and Hadith Sciences, Farabi Campus, University of Tehran, Qom, Iran.
Abstract
Among the verses that commentators disagree on is verse 105 of Surah Tauba. The commentators do not agree on the addressee in this verse and have considered the verse to be addressed to the general public, the obligatory, the righteous, the non-righteous, and the hypocrites. Another issue on which commentators have not reached a consensus is the concept of "believers" in this verse, which they have interpreted as martyrs, angels, believers, and imams (a.s.). The present article aims to present a different interpretation of the discussed verse in accordance with the context with a critical analytical view and a detailed examination of the mentioned issues. As a result, in the explanation of the mentioned verse, it can be said that this verse is addressed to those mentioned in verse 102, and what is meant by seeing the believers is the knowledge of the believers (people with faith) about the actions of these people in common and usual ways. Also, the narrations that the imams (a.s.) have understood the meaning of "believers" are actually related to allegorical interpretation. It seems that factors such as staying away from the space where the verses were revealed and ruling their own understanding of the narrations similar to the verse on the context of the verses, have been influential in the interpretation of the commentators.
Keywords
Interpretation
Al-Tawba/ 105
context of the verses
vision of believers
ʿArḍ al-Aʾmāl

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Critical Studies on the Quranic Exegesis
Volume 4, Issue 1 - Serial Number 7
September 2023
Pages 339-361

  • Receive Date 11 June 2023
  • Revise Date 31 August 2023
  • Accept Date 11 September 2023