Comparative Studies of Quran

Comparative Studies of Quran

Examining the Conceptual Connection of the verse "Āti Dha-al-Qurba Ḥaqqah"with Fadak from the Perspective of the Two Schools of Thought

Document Type : Original

Author
Nargeskhatoon Hajian
Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Estahban Branch, Islamic Azad University, Estahban, Iran.
10.22034/csq.2023.190515
Abstract
Verses (26 of Qur’an 17 and 38 of Qur’an 30) with the address "Āti/Fāti Dha-al-Qurba Ḥaqqah"oblige the Prophet (PBUHH) to grant the rights of his close relatives. Considering the occasion of the revelation and numerous evidence, most of the Shia Qur’anic exegetes and a group of Sunnis have mentioned the Prophet (PBUH) as the special addressee of the first verse, and the meaning of "relatives"is the Ahl al-Bayt, especially Hazrat Zahra (PBUH).
A group of Sunni Qur’anic exegetes, objecting to the narrations of the occasion of the revelation, considered the audience and ruling of the verse to be the general Muslims and the intended meaning of "relatives"as the relatives of all people. Sometimes they consider the Prophet (PBUHH) to be excluded from the scope of the ruling of the verse.
Most of the Shia Qur’anic exegetes consider the meaning of "right"to be about financial while other groups consider it to be both material and spiritual rights. However, both of them have listed Fadak as one of the clear manifestations of "right". Most of the Sunnis consider the meaning of "right"to be the rights of all believers and they deny the connection of these verses with the issue of Fadak and its implication for the granting of Fadak.
The present research, while presenting a new approach, evaluates the exegetical views of the two schools of thought using the narrative-revelation method, analytical-critical data processing method and library data mining to explore the meaning of the mentioned verse and establishes its connection with the issue of Fadak.
The result is that, despite the denial of some Sunni Qur’anic exegetes, the authenticity of the narrations of the occasion of the revelation and their abundance in the sources of the two schools of thought, both the general or specific aspects of the addressee and the ruling of the verse, and the intended meaning of the "right"and "relatives"in the perspectives of both the two schools of thought show an undeniable link and connection between the meanings of the verse and Fadak, as a manifestation of the right of close relatives while its denial is due to religious prejudices.
Keywords
Verse of Dhu al-Qurba
Prophet’s relatives
the rights of Ahl al-Bayt (PBUH)
Fadak

Subjects

The Holy Quran
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Comparative Studies of Quran
Volume 8, Issue 2 - Serial Number 16
January 2024
Pages 232-259

  • Receive Date 20 August 2023
  • Revise Date 18 February 2024
  • Accept Date 05 February 2024
  • Publish Date 22 December 2023