Bodily Resurrection in Verse 99 of Surah Isra: A Comparative Study of the Views of Mulla Sadra and Allama Tabataba'i

Document Type : Academicm and Research

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Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Philosophy and Theology, University of Qom, Qom, Iran.

10.22091/ptt.2025.13053.2461

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The Holy Quran, as the most important source of the Islamic religion, has attached special importance to the resurrection and life after death, and has emphasized the occurrence of the resurrection and its quality. Most Muslim scholars believe that the resurrection from the perspective of the Holy Quran is both spiritual and physical, but they disagree on the quality of the physical resurrection. Some considered the verses of the Quran to be applicable to an elemental physical resurrection, while others considered them to be applicable to an exemplary physical resurrection. One of the verses that has been the subject of commentators' attention regarding the quality of physical resurrection is verse 99 of Surah Isra', from which Mulla Sadra has concluded an exemplary physical resurrection and Allama Tabataba'i has concluded an elemental physical resurrection. The main question of this research is whether Mulla Sadra's interpretation of verse 99 of Surah Isra is correct or Allama Tabataba'i's interpretation? This research uses a descriptive-analytical method to explain and examine the interpretations of Sadra and Allama Tabataba'i of this verse. After examining them, it will be concluded that Allama Tabataba'i's interpretation is closer to reality and Sadra's interpretation cannot be considered the correct interpretation of this verse. Therefore, verse 99 of Surah Al-Isra' is a useful reference to the physical resurrection of the element

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Available Online from 22 November 2025

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