Islamic Heritage and Contemporary Challenges

Islamic Heritage and Contemporary Challenges

The Function of Scientific Interpretation of the Quran from the Perspective of Contemporary Shia Commentators

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Instructor, Department of Islamic Studies, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Branch, Iran
2 Corresponding Author, Professor, Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, University of Tehran, Iran.
3 BSc in Electrical Power Technology Engineering; Qur’anic Studies Researcher, Kermanshah, Iran
Abstract
Scholars have long cited various aspects of the Quran's inimitability. Consequently, alongside scientific discoveries in the last two centuries, the scientific miraculousness of the Quran has also been proposed by contemporary commentators as one of the important dimensions of contemporary interpretation. A number of commentators, rejecting scientific interpretation, have completely excluded this issue from their exegesis. However, some scholars have attempted to demonstrate the scientific miraculousness by correlating certain Quranic verses with developments in scientific theories, while paying careful attention to their evolving nature. Since scientific theories are not immutable, the present research, aiming to establish an interaction between science and religion through a descriptive-analytical approach, explains the function of Shia scientific interpretation in the contemporary era, citing examples of scientific verses. It concludes that by carefully considering scientific discussions, some Quranic verses can be aligned with scientific evidence, foundations, and principles, thereby proving the scientific miraculousness of the Quran in certain verses
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Article Title Persian

کارکرد تفسیر علمی قرآن از دیدگاه مفسران عصری شیعه

Authors Persian

مریم محبی پور 1
مجید معارف 2
سعید گراوند(زاحل) 3
1 مدرس گروه معارف اسلامی ، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد کرمانشاه، ایران
2 نویسنده مسئول،استاد گروه علوم قرآن وحدیث،دانشکده الهیات و معارف اسلامی،دانشگاه تهران،ایران
3 مهندس تکنولوژی برق قدرت،پژوهشگر قرانی،کرمانشاه ،ایران
Abstract Persian

  دانشمندان از دیرباز وجوه گوناگونی را برای اعجاز قرآن بیان کرده‌اند. از همین رو همزمان با کشفیات علمی در دو قرن اخیر،‌اعجاز علمی قرآن نیزدر میان مفسران عصری به عنوان یکی از ابعاد  و گونه مهم تفسیر عصری مطرح گردید عده‌ای از مفسران با رد تفسیر علمی این مسئله را از تفسیر خودکاملا حذف کرده اند اما برخی صاحب‌نظران کوشیده‌اند تا با انطباق پاره‌ای از آیات قرآن باتوجه دقیق به توسعه  ودگرگونی سریع نظریات علمی ، اعجاز علمی را تاحدی  به اثبات برسانند. چون نظریه ها ی علمی ثابت نمی مانند دراین راستا، پژوهش حاضرباهدف برقراری تعامل علم بادین با روش شناسی توصیفی - تحلیلی، به تبیین  کارکرد تفسیر علمی شیعه   در قرن معاصر با ذکر مصادیقی از آیات علمی می پردازد و به این نتیجه میرسد : با دقت در مباحث علمی  می توان برخی از آیات قرآن  را با قرائن ، مبانی و اصول  علمی تطبیق داد. و اعجاز علمی  قرآن را در برخی آیات اثبات نمود .

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کارکرد
تفسیر علمی
شیعه تفاسیر عصری
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