Comparative Studies of Quran

Comparative Studies of Quran

A Re-Research on the Comparative Interpretation of the Verses of Al-A'raf with Emphasis on the Method of Presentation and Rules of Preference

Document Type : Original

Authors
1 Qom, University of Islamic Sciences, Quran and Hadith Education Group
2 Graduated with a PhD in Islamic Studies from Qom University of Islamic Studies, Iran.
Abstract
Verses 46 to 49 of Surah Al-A'raf are among the verses that have been considered in religious texts of both sects due to their importance, and commentators have offered various interpretations about it. The method of presentation, i.e. replacing the words of the Quran with the doubtful proposition and then processing the Quran and examining the resulting context, and the rules of preference, i.e. the criteria and matters most often used to identify the most preferable interpretation, are two assessment tools in interpretation. The following article attempts to determine the correctness or incorrectness of the aforementioned interpretations by applying these two tools. Maintaining the coherence of the context and observing the appearance of the verses, the custom of conversation and literary rules, on the one hand; and avoiding synonyms, appreciation and omission, ambiguity, repetition and interpretation by opinion, on the other hand, are the criteria for evaluating the method of presentation and the rules of preference. Based on the findings of this study, the meaning of the “men of the heights” in verses 46 and 47 is “the weak and polluted followers” ​​who sent blessings on the people of Paradise and asked God not to be with the oppressors, and the meaning of the “companions of the heights” in verses 48 and 49 is “the prophets, imams, and righteous people” who rebuked a group of people in Hell and sent their weak and polluted followers to Paradise. A better and more accurate understanding of the issue of resurrection and the events of the resurrection and the proof of the power of intercession of the saints of God on the resurrection are among the results of achieving this interpretation
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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 25 December 2025

  • Receive Date 17 February 2025
  • Revise Date 05 October 2025
  • Accept Date 25 December 2025
  • Publish Date 25 December 2025