Document Type : Research Article

Authors

• Hadi Saedi ¹
• Majid Maaref ²

¹ Ph.D. student in Quran and Hadith Sciences, Faculty of Usul al deen, Tehran, Iran

² Professor of the Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, University of Tehran, Iran

Abstract

From the point of view of Allameh Tabatabaei, Surah refers to collection of verses with specific purpose. This research aims to examine the characteristics of the gharaz of surah and its various functions during the interpretation of verses and surahs in Al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Qur'an book. In this research, it was found that purpose can have multiple states or that it has different ranks and levels. Also, discovering the purpose of the surahs in the extra-surah function, the factor explaining the distinction between surahs, determining the relationship between surahs and the place of surahs in relation to each other. It is possible to examine dimensions of literary and verbal integrity of the verses of a surah and discovered the non-linear connections in the structure of the surah. Non-linear connections include the connection of objectionable sentences, judgmental connections between verses, expressing the sub-topics of a topic, and suitability of stories and Bismillah of surah with the purpose of the surah. Other function of gharaz is the interpretation of verses; in the subjects of extracting the meaning of vocabulary of verses, determining examples of verses, literary analysis of verses and investigation of difference in interpretation of similar verses in two different surahs.

Keywords

• The gharaz (purpose) of the Surah
• the structure of the Surah
• Surahology
• Tadbar in Surah
• Allameh Tabatabaei
• al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Qur'an

Main Subjects

• Quranic Studies