Verses 172 and 173 of the Chapter Aaraf -known as the verses of the Covenant- are among the most complex verses of the Quran in terms of interpretation. One of the main issues in the interpretation of these verses is the whereabouts of the Covenant. In other words, where has this divine covenant, the contents of which are the divine lordship and the servitude of man, taken place? and where is t...

The divine vicegerency is one of the deepest scientific and epistemic debates in the divine and human sciences and the role of divine mysticism in this field is crucial. There are two fundamental arguments in Islamic mysticism: the first is about monotheism or divinity and according to the verse «علم آدم اسماء کلها», the subject of this argument is divine lordship and His names and attributes, ...

The verses dealing with the face of Allah (swt) are metaphorical ones which are decisively determined through reference to the definite verses. To clarify theses verses, one should regard the orderly system of the Islamic Divine teachings as a whole. Not having had access to all the documents, sources, instructions and instruments, the orientalists looked at the system from a limited and someti...

The Quran’s illumination forms are important parts of the Iranian illumination art. This research considers the recognition of the visual features of Quranic illumination in Qajar period. The motif, color and combination of the important factors of Quranic illumination are used to classify the illumination. These factors have been selected of the Qajar period in three versions of the illu...

The entry Satanic Verseshas been written by one of the Orientalists called Shahab Ahmad and published in Leiden’s the Encyclopedia of the Quran. Referring to Sunni works of interpretation and narrative sources, The author of this article probes into the history of the Myth of Gharaniq. Mentioning the names and namers of this current, Shahab Ahmadrefers to the Quranic verses and interpretive tex...

Human honour is one of the principal categories of the contemporary thought. After semantic analysis of human honour in the meaning system of holy Quran, the paper attempts to deal with the verses which are related to the results and requirements of human honour in Quranic discourse and also to achieve the mentioned requirements from the perspective of various verses about it. Regarding the res...

According to numerus Quranic Verses¡ Iblis(satan) snobbed and disobeyed God¡ s order of prostrating before Adam.Consequently¡ he was cursed by the Exalted God nonetheless¡ he was given permission to template and seduce God¡s servants until the Judgment Day. In accordance with this principle¡ the mass of Muslims found him guilty¡ cursed him continually¡ and sought refuge to God from his evil.B...

"Resistance" is one of the fundamental and innate words of Quranic origin that has a significant relationship with the Quranic social concepts and verses. According to the literal and interpretive implications, it can be known equal to monotheism, justice and, ultimately, Islam. This essential and notable word, however, has misunderstood so that the methods of resistance such as confrontation, ...