Narrative and Linguistic Conceptualization of the "Great News" in Surah Al-Naba

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 M.Sc. Student of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Razavi Islamic Sciences University, Mashhad, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Razavi Islamic Sciences University, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract

Understanding the ambiguous expressions and names in the Quran has been the focus of scholars of Quranic exegesis and sciences since the time of Quran's revelation. The expression of "The Great New" in Surah Al-Naba is one of the vague examples of the Quran which has been considered by scholars in the written Islamic heritage based on Quranic-narrative sources, the sayings of the Companions and Followers in various Islamic sciences. In theology and exegesis, respectively, since it is related to the guardianship and its consequences, and determining its instance, but also its complete instance, leads to resolving the contradiction and aggregation of sayings and theories, there is a wide scope of discussion.
Ali (AS) as a complete example of the above expression is a hypothesis that in order to prove it, in addition to content review, examining t

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