An Analytical Examination of “The Interdisciplinary Thematic Exegesis of The Quran,” Theorized by Dr. Muḥammad ʿAlī Riḍā’ī Iṣfahānī

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy and Studies of Religions, Faculty of Philosophy and Studies of Religions, Al Mustafa Open University, Qum, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Al-Mustafa International University, Qom, Iran

Abstract

The Holy Quran comprises a comprehensive program that meets all needs in all aspects of human life, including personal, social, moral, political, and economic issues. To find a correct and precise understanding of such a unique program, we are required to know Quranic sciences and teachings, as well as the correct exegesis of the verses, both within the scope of terms and concepts. In this respect, Quranic scholars and great Shia exegetes have turned to explain and propose important and very applicable innovations that made a basis for a more accurate and complete understanding of Quranic verses. As an instance, we can name the “Interdisciplinary Thematic Exegesis of The Quran,” theorized by Dr. Muḥammad ʿAlī Riḍā’ī Iṣfahānī. In an analytical method, this study tried to analyze the theory in diverse sections. Hence, it is found that the adaptive relationship between the Quran and science, accountability of the Quran to human needs throughout history, the validity and permissibility of methods applied in scientific and thematic exegeses of the Quran, and the inaccuracy of imposing scientific theories on the Quran all serve as the foundations for this theory. The aforementioned theory consists of some positive consequences such as updated exegesis of the holy Quran and better comprehension of the verses, responding the new questions, scientific theorizations of the Quran, orientating the fundaments of human sciences and subject building for sciences, and producing new science and methodizing the interactions of the Quran and new sciences.

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The Quran: Contemporary Studies
Volume 3, Issue 9 - Serial Number 9
Third year, Number 9, Autumn 2024
December 2024
Pages 6-27

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