Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Associate Professor of the Department of Quranic and Hadith Sciences, Farabi School of Theology, University of Tehran
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Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Farhangian University, Urmia, Iran
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Doctoral student of Faculty of Qur'anic and Hadith Sciences, Farabi School, University of Tehran
Abstract
Abstract
Wansbrough considers the four themes of "punishment", "sign", "emigration" and "covenant" to be the major and widely used themes of the Qur'an, whose keywords are mainly taken from the Testaments. According to him, "ummah, avvalūn, qarn, qariyah, yawm" and the traditions indicating Divine Punishment show the theme of "punishment"; "āyah, ‘alāmah, ‘ibrah, uswah, hadith, mithl, tadhkirah, dhikr, dhikrā, bayyinah, burhān, sulṭān, naba’, sha’ā’ir, ashrāṭ, āthār" and the attributes of "Divine Creation, Guidance, Holy Book, Miracle", express the theme of "sign", "Jalā’, khurūj, hijr, farr, nafar, usarā’" denote the theme of "emigration", and "’ahd, mithāq, dhimmah, ḥablullah, amānah, bay’ah, aymān" indicate the theme of "covenant". Since he has utilized humanistic fundamentals and methods such as literary criticism in choosing the major themes of the Qur’an, this article examines his views in this regard. Based on the evaluation carried out, although Wansbrough's exploration in the verses to explicate the Qur’anic themes is laudable, the four themes of "punishment", "sign", "emigration", and "covenant" which he lists as the major and widely used themes of the Qur’an, are not relevant with an overall view of the verses.
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