تفسیر تطبیقی فخر رازی و آلوسی از آیات صفات خبری. (Persian)

A Comparative Exegesis between Fakhr Razi and Alusi regarding the Verses of Anthropomorphic Attributes. (English)

Fakhr Razi's Mafātīh al-Ghayb and Alusi's Rūh al-Ma'ānī are considered prominent Sunni exegeses. "Anthropomorphic attributes" is one of the important topics in these two exegeses. The purpose of this research is to compare and evaluate the views of two exegetes on the subject of esoteric interpretation and entrustment to God of the anthropomorphic attributes, which was conducted through the comparative exegesis method. The findings of this study show that Fakhr Razi's opinion on the topic under discussion is different: sometimes he favors entrustment to God (tafwīḍ) combined with esoteric interpretation (ta'wīl), sometimes he rejects esoteric interpretation, and, in some cases, while accepting the necessity of esoteric interpretation, he opposes entrustment to God. From his point of view, the license to interpret is the ruling of the intellect and its necessity where the intellect does not accept the literal meaning of the Quranic word. Alusi does not follow Fakhr Razi in this matter. Alusi is more inclined towards the Salafis and prefers entrustment to God and considers esoteric interpretation to be conditional on the approval of the Salafis, harmony with the Arabic language and literature, and the necessity of dispelling doubt. This shows that the validity of reason and narrations is different for both of them and both exegetes have accepted the interpretation of some verses with more or less intensity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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