Dhul-Nun al-Misri. Mystical Interpretation of the Holy Qur’an (Surah al-Baqara)

The Functions of ‘Surah Coherence’ in Interpretation Applied to Allameh Tabatabai’s al-Mizan and Sayyid Qutb’s Fi Zilal al-Quran

‘Surah coherence’ is an important aspect of the Quranic language, which, due to its unique role in interpretation, has been highly regarded by commentators and Quranic scholars, especially over the last half a century. According to this theory, each surah is centered around a main issue in such a way that all the topics of the surah create an all-encompassing unity. The present study intends to...

dhu'l-nun al-misri

abu'l faid thawban ibn ibrahim, known as dhu'l-nun al-misri, is one of the most prominent figures in the history of sufism.  he is certainly considered as one of the top ten sufi scholars throughout the history. recognition of his status and his unheard words, as an effective criterion of western islam-world, seems necessary to recognize islamic sufism, for most of resources appreciat...

the Seventeenth Verse of Surah Al- Mominun

The term “seven ways” in the seventeenth verse of Surah Al-Mominun which has only been used in Quran once is generally interpreted as “seven heavens” or “seven overhead ways” and it has become the origin of some doubts. Exclusive attention to one meaning and ignoring the others, and paying no heed to the context of this verse and its collocations are possibly the origin of this viewpoint. Consi...

A study of the historical themes of Nafta al-Masdoor based on the Holy Quran

collocation errors in translations of the holy quran

the present study aims at identifying, classifying and analyzing collocation errors made by translators of the holy quran into english.findings indicated that collocationally the most acceptablt translation was done by ivring but the least appropriate one made by pickthall.