Islamic Heritage and Contemporary Challenges

Islamic Heritage and Contemporary Challenges

Examining the Interpretation of Ahl al-Bayt (AS) in the Hadith of the Safina (Ship) Based on the Qur'an

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Corresponding Author, Doctorate in Quran and Hadith, Lecturer in the Islamic Studies Department, Khatam Al-Anbiya Air Defense University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
The Hadith of the Safina is one of the well-known and reliable traditions that both schools of thought (the followers of the Ahl al-Bayt school and the followers of the Caliphal school) have narrated in their authentic sources from the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), with verified chains of transmission. Therefore, investigation and deep reflection on its themes and content, using textual research methods and comparative analysis with the Qur'an, can yield significant results. This research employs an "analytical and exploratory" method to examine the meaning of "Ahl al-Bayt" (AS) in the Hadith of the Safina and to establish its congruence with the Qur'an, extracting its approaches and objectives through meticulous inquiry. The results and findings of the research indicate that Sunnis, despite narrating the meaning of this hadith concerning the Five People of the Cloak, have fallen into divergent opinions when redefining the referent of "Ahl al-Bayt" (the key term of the Hadith of the Ship) under the verses of Purification (Tathir), Obedience (Ta'ah), Infallibility ('Ismah), the Imprecation (Mubahala), Guardianship (Wilayah), and Proclamation (Tabligh). In this process, they have aligned the referent of "Ahl al-Bayt" with its literal meaning. Consequently, the outcome of examining "Ahl al-Bayt" in this noble hadith and comparing it with the Qur'an using content analysis, while overlapping with Qur'anic verses, provides valuable points and insights proving the legitimacy of the Ahl al-Bayt school concerning the concept of Wilayah and establishes them as the elucidators and interpreters of the religion
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Article Title Persian

بررسی تعبیر اهل بیت (ع) در حدیث سفینه با تکیه بر قرآن

Author Persian

علی سعیدی
دکتری قرآن و حدیث، مدرس گروه معارف اسلامی دانشگاه پدافند هوایی خاتم الانبیا(ص)، تهران، ایران.
Abstract Persian

حدیث سفینه از احادیث معتبر و مشهوری است که فریقین (پیروان مکتب اهل‏بیت و پیروان مکتب خلفاء) آن را در منابع معتبر خود از پیامبراکرم (ص) با اعتبارسنجی سندی نقل کرده اند. لذا بررسی و تعمق، پیرامون مضامین و محتوای آن با روش های تحقیق متن پژوهی و مقایسه ای با قرآن می تواند نتایج قابل توجهی را دربر داشته باشد.
در این پژوهش با استفاده از روش «تحلیلی و اکتشافی» تلاش شده است تا به واکاوی مضمون اهل بیت (ع) در حدیث سفینه و این همانی این حدیث با قرآن پرداخته و رویکردها و اهداف آن را از دل تفحص، استخراج نماییم.
نتایج و یافته های پژوهش بیانگر آن است، اهل تسنن علی رغم نقل مفهوم روایت مزبور ذیل پنج تن آل عبا با استناد به ادله رجالی خویش، اما در بازتعریف مصداق «اهل بیت» (کلید واژه حدیث سفینه)، در ذیل آیات تطهیر، اطاعت، عصمت، مباهله، ولایت و تبلیغ دچار تشتت آراء گردیدند. و در این راستا مصداق «اهل بیت» را با مفهوم لغوی آن همخوان دانسته اند. بنابراین حاصل بررسی اهل بیت در این حدیث شریف و تطبیق آن با قرآن با استفاده از روش تحلیل محتوا، ضمن همپوشانی  با آیات قرآن، نکات و معارف ارزنده‏ای در اثبات حقّانیّت مکتب اهل‏بیت در خصوص مقوله ولایت و مبین و مفسر بودن آن بزرگواران دارد

Keywords Persian

حدیث سفینه
تطهیر
نجات
اهل بیت
عصمت
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