A Comparative Study of the Ideas of Commentators in the Exegesis of "This is My Lord" in the 76th to the 79th Verse of Surah al-An'ām Relying on the Relationship of the Verses

Document Type : Academicm and Research

Authors

1 Associate Professor at the Department of the Qur’an’s Sciences and Hadith, Yazd University, Iran

2 Ph.D. Student in Comparative Exegesis, Yazd University, Iran

Abstract

Received: 2020/11/10  |   Accepted: 2021/3/11
In the exegesis of the phrase "This is my Lord" in the 76th to the 79th of Surah al-An'am, many commentators do not permit a verbatim interpretation of the verse and they think Prophet Ibrāhim as a divine prophet is immune from having worshipped anyone other than God. On the other hand, some commentators perceive a word for word meaning of this verse but they relate it to the childhood period of his highness and a result, regard him to be purified from Sherk (polytheism). Other commentators who do not accept this belief have presented various exegeses for the explanation of these verses that can be reviewed within 8 categories: For instance, the first group recognize these verses as a sort of pleading by Prophet Ibrāhim (PBUH) for the guidance of his tribe, the second one regard him at the beginning of his puberty in the course of reasoning to find his God; and the third to the eighth groups have mentioned some other reasons. The difference between the ideas of commentators, even contemporary ones, shows the necessity of this analysis. This research first extracts and classifies the presented views regarding these verses and then by the analysis of the arguments for each of them and the relationship of the verses, displays that the first group is closer to the truth and more defendable. Besides, the effect of surveying the relationship of the verses on the recognition of the appropriate view in the comparative exegesis is studied in this article.  


© Boroumand, M.H; Joudavi, A; Shahbāzi, S. (2021) A Comparative Study of the Ideas of Commentators in the Exegesis of "This is My Lord" in the 76th to the 79th Verse of Surah al-An'ām Relying on the Relationship of the Verses. Biannual Journal of Comparative Exegetical Researches, 7 (13) 267-293.  Doi: 10.22091/PTT.2021.5306.1736

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