Imam Sadiq(as) University Quran and Hadith Studies‎ 2008-3211 19 1 2025 09 23 The active role of the Holy Quran in combating the burial of girls alive The active role of the Holy Quran in combating the burial of girls alive 45 69 77898 10.30497/qhs.2025.247719.4089 FA Hamid Naderi Qahfarokhi Assistant Professor of of Islamic Studies، Shahrekord University، Shahrekord، Iran 0000-0003-3132-5388 Journal Article 2025 02 11 Coinciding with the beginning of the revelation of the Holy Quran, the people of Hejaz used to bury their daughters alive, but some time after the struggle of the Quran, this culture was eradicated. Considering the wisdom of the gradual revelation of the Quran, it seems that this struggle took place in the course of revelation based on a specific pattern. "Discovering the dimensions of the wisdom of the gradual revelation of the Holy Quran", "The Quran's concern for correcting incorrect behaviors in the field of culture" and "The importance of the gradual method in the cultural changes of society" require this issue to be examined. The aim of this research is to show how the Holy Quran eradicated this anti-human culture by analyzing the verses in the course of revelation. The findings of the study show that this struggle was achieved in five steps: First: “Supporting girls buried alive on the Day of Judgment without mentioning the perpetrators in Surah Takwīr (Revelation: 7)”, Second: “Indirect criticism of the Arabs’ hatred of girls in Surahs Najm, Isrāʾ and Ṣāffāt (Revelation: 23, 50 and 56)”, Third: “Direct criticism of the Arabs’ hatred of girls in Surah Zukhruf (Revelation: 64)”, Fourth: “Explicit and comprehensive criticism of the culture of burying girls alive in Surah Naḥl (Revelation: 70)” and Fifth: “Erasing the remnants of the wrong view of girls in Surah Ṭūr” (Revelation: 75)”. The analysis of these five steps shows the gradual action of the Holy Quran to eradicate this culture. Coinciding with the beginning of the revelation of the Holy Quran, the people of Hejaz used to bury their daughters alive, but some time after the struggle of the Quran, this culture was eradicated. Considering the wisdom of the gradual revelation of the Quran, it seems that this struggle took place in the course of revelation based on a specific pattern. "Discovering the dimensions of the wisdom of the gradual revelation of the Holy Quran", "The Quran's concern for correcting incorrect behaviors in the field of culture" and "The importance of the gradual method in the cultural changes of society" require this issue to be examined. The aim of this research is to show how the Holy Quran eradicated this anti-human culture by analyzing the verses in the course of revelation. The findings of the study show that this struggle was achieved in five steps: First: “Supporting girls buried alive on the Day of Judgment without mentioning the perpetrators in Surah Takwīr (Revelation: 7)”, Second: “Indirect criticism of the Arabs’ hatred of girls in Surahs Najm, Isrāʾ and Ṣāffāt (Revelation: 23, 50 and 56)”, Third: “Direct criticism of the Arabs’ hatred of girls in Surah Zukhruf (Revelation: 64)”, Fourth: “Explicit and comprehensive criticism of the culture of burying girls alive in Surah Naḥl (Revelation: 70)” and Fifth: “Erasing the remnants of the wrong view of girls in Surah Ṭūr” (Revelation: 75)”. The analysis of these five steps shows the gradual action of the Holy Quran to eradicate this culture.

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