An Investigation of the Meaning of Moqatta’a (Disjoined) Letters from the Perspective of Ayatollah Ma’refat and Its Criticism from the View of Ayatollah Javadi Amoli

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1 [1] Assistant Professor, Department of the Qur’anic Science and Hadith, University of Qom

2 M.A. Student in the Qur’anic Science and Hadith, University of Qom

Abstract

 
Abstract
The Moqatta’a (disjoined) letters have had various analyses in the view of commentators of the Noble Qur’an since the past until the present. Ayatollah Ma’refat has classified these viewpoints in terms of two criteria: Some have considered those letters as an unknown allegory and hidden science that no one knows but God; and some others regard them as enigmatic codes between God and His holy Prophet so interpret their meaning as a kind of decoding. Ayatollah Javadi Amoli states the commentators’ views in his exegesis from another perspective and critically analyzes them. These two great scholars have disagreement not only about their perspective regarding the ideas on Moqatta’a letters but also in their final conclusion as the selected idea. The present study briefly mentions various views on this subject and also explains the viewpoint of Ayatollah Ma’refat as well as its criticism by Ayatollah Javadi Amoli.
 Received: 26/7/2018   |   Accepted: 27/2/2019
 

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Comparative Interpretation Research
Volume 5, Issue 1 - Serial Number 9
September 2019
Pages 245-264

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