Quranic Studies and Islamic Culture

Revisiting the concept of "قانتات" in the verse "فَالصّاَلِحَتُ، قَانِتَاتٌ ... " (An-Nisa, 34) (from the perspective of interpreters and scholarly women)

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

karam siyavoshi 1
Alireza Alikhanian 2

1 Associate Professor of Theology Department, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan. Iran

2 Graduated from the Master's course of Bu-Ali Sina University. Hamadan, Iran. & Secretary of Education

https://doi.org/10.22034/isqs.2024.45751.2159
Abstract
Verse 34 of Surah An-Nisa is one of the challenging verses in the field of women and family issues. The middle part of the verse, related to the concept of "qanitat," is difficult to interpret due to the various interpretations presented by most commentators of the two groups (Shia and Sunni(, considering the original linguistic meaning and Quranic usage of qunut. On the other hand, contemporary Muslim women intellectuals have not adhered to traditional views and have reconsidered the meaning of "qanitat" and presented a different theory. This research has been conducted using a descriptive-analytical method. The review of the background of the subject does not indicate a comprehensive and independent study in this regard. The conclusion is that the interpretations of commentators who have presented interpretations of "qanitat" such as "obedient, obedient to Allah, obedient to their husbands, obedient to their husbands' rights, obedient to their husbands, obedient to Allah and their husbands, obedient to Allah fulfilling their rights and their husbands' rights" and similar interpretations do not have the necessary accuracy because they have not paid attention to the precise linguistic meaning or Quranic usage of " Qunut " or both.

Keywords

Verse 34 of Surah An-Nisa
Qanitat
Qunut
women
men
will and choice

Subjects

Quranic Studies and Islamic Culture
Volume 8, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
Winter 2024
Pages 173-196

  • Receive Date 06 June 2023
  • Revise Date 09 April 2024
  • Accept Date 21 April 2024

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