A Critical Analysis of the Interpretation of the Verses of Imamate in the Book "Contemporary Interpretation of the Holy Quran"

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1 Associate Professor, Exegesis Department, University of Quran Sciences and Teachings, Qom, Iran,

2 PhD Graduate in Comparative Interpretation, University of Quran Sciences and Teachings, Qom, Iran

Abstract

"The Study Quran" including the translation and explanation of the verses of the Holy Quran is one of the latest commentaries, which was published in English in the Western world under the editorship of Seyyed Hoseyn Nasr and has been welcomed by the masses and the elites of the Western society. The original text of the book was translated in Iran under the title of "Contemporary Interpretation of the Holy Quran" by Enshallah Rahmati. The general method of the commentary and its annotations (written by the translator) has been the subject of critical studies and the authors of this article have listed the weaknesses of the existing Persian volumes. Although this important book has positive points, its confrontation with the interpretation of verses containing Shiite beliefs is such that its dimensions need to be investigated. Among the verses about leadership in Surah Maedah, there are verses 3 (perfection verse), 55 (guardianship verse), and 67 (propagation verse). The present study, using a descriptive and analytical method, examines the contents of the book "Contemporary Interpretation of the Holy Quran" under the above verses and with a critical approach, highlights some of the contents, such as the obvious preference for the opinions of Sunnis and not responding to their claims

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