An Introduction to the General Understanding of the Verses of the Holy Quran

Document Type : Research Article

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1 Associate Professor, Department of the Qur’an and Hadith Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

2 PhD Candidate of Qur’an and Hadith Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

10.30497/qhs.2024.244739.3794

Abstract

The miracle of the Quran is one of the oldest and most frequent issues in Quranic and theological studies. In the meantime, the morphology of Ejaz has received more attention than other dimensions and its understanding is mostly limited to a specific elite audience. This research aims to analyze the qualitative content of a collection of verses containing a dialogue between two opposing and agreeing points of view about the verses of the Qur'an, with a new approach to analyze the quality of the understanding of the miracles of the Qur'an for the general audience. The findings of the research show that the Qur'an relies on the dialogue style in expressing the issue of the verses of the Qur'an and special implications in this context. "Guidance" is the most central feature of this miracle. The specific guidance of the Qur'an is not mere knowledge that is separated from faith and belief, but it is a kind of inner arousal that makes a person believe and yearn for a truth; The nature of this guidance is such that its realization requires and is accompanied by the understanding of the verses of the Qur'an. The verses (miracles) of the Holy Qur'an can be formulated as "repulsive miracles" and "gradual miracles". The manifestation of the repulsive miracle of the Qur'an is in the "lint of the heart" and this phenomenon occurs in the "individual field" and the manifestation of the gradual miracle is in the "distraction of hearts" and this phenomenon occurs during a certain process in the "social field" which can be transformed into a social manifestation. He explained the miracles of the Qur'an. The main factor in this event is emphasizing the "linguistic identity" of the Qur'an through "recitation and listening". "Dialogue with the Qur'an" is a skill that, using it in the right situation, can be an effective method in the appearance of the repulsive miracle of the Qur'an to the general audience and the foundation of its gradual miracle.

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