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Level 4 scholar, comparative interpretation, Al-Zahra University
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Assistant Professor of the Department of Qur'an Interpretation and Sciences, Al-Mustafa University
Abstract
A deep and accurate understanding of the concepts of the Quran requires knowledge of the circumstances of the revelation of its verses. Tabligh Verse (Surah al-Ma’idah: 67) is one of the verses whose circumstances of revelation play a pivotal role in its interpretation. This research, with a descriptive-analytical approach, examines the views of Shia and Sunni exegetists regarding the revelation of this verse and its connection with the Ghadir Khum incident. The findings of the research show that the vast majority of Shia exegetists and a significant group of Sunni exegetists consider the revelation of the Tabligh verse to be related to the Ghadir incident and the proclamation of the caliphate and Imamate of Ali (AS) by the Holy Prophet. This concordance is consistent with both the internal evidence of the verse, including the special emphasis on "declaration" and the dependence of the completion of the Prophet's mission on the transmission of the Imamate of Imam Ali (AS), and the external evidence such as authentic narrations from both Shia and Sunni religions. However, some Sunni exegetists, focusing only on a part of the verse (God's protection of the Prophet's life) and not paying attention to the semantic coherence of the whole verse, deny its connection with the Ghadir incident.
Lotfi Afin,Z and Shafi‘i Darabi,S H . (2023). A Comparative Study of the Circumstances of Revelation of the Tabligh Verse in Shiite and Sunnite Sources of Interpretation. Ala’ Al-Rahman Exegetic Studies, 2(5), 55-75.
MLA
Lotfi Afin,Z , and Shafi‘i Darabi,S H . "A Comparative Study of the Circumstances of Revelation of the Tabligh Verse in Shiite and Sunnite Sources of Interpretation", Ala’ Al-Rahman Exegetic Studies, 2, 5, 2023, 55-75.
HARVARD
Lotfi Afin Z, Shafi‘i Darabi S H. (2023). 'A Comparative Study of the Circumstances of Revelation of the Tabligh Verse in Shiite and Sunnite Sources of Interpretation', Ala’ Al-Rahman Exegetic Studies, 2(5), pp. 55-75.
CHICAGO
Z Lotfi Afin and S H Shafi‘i Darabi, "A Comparative Study of the Circumstances of Revelation of the Tabligh Verse in Shiite and Sunnite Sources of Interpretation," Ala’ Al-Rahman Exegetic Studies, 2 5 (2023): 55-75,
VANCOUVER
Lotfi Afin Z, Shafi‘i Darabi S H. A Comparative Study of the Circumstances of Revelation of the Tabligh Verse in Shiite and Sunnite Sources of Interpretation. Ala’ Al-Rahman Exegetic Studies. 2023;2(5):55-75 (In Persian).
