Islamic Studies and Quranic Research in the Contemporary World

Islamic Studies and Quranic Research in the Contemporary World

Criticizing the foundations of Orientalists on the Issue of Qeraat of the Qur'an

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Assistant Professor of the Mustafa International University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
The science of recitation is one of the Quranic sciences that plays significant role in understanding the Quran and differences in recitations will be effective in understanding different meanings of the Quran. According to the importance and connection of the difference of readings with the change and distortion of the words of the Qur'an, Orientalists have researched and raised doubts in this field. Using the descriptive-analytical method and with a critical approach, the present article examines the foundations and origins of certain opinions of famous orientalists .It seems that what forms the intellectual foundation of this group of Orientalists is, firstly, the long-standing hostility of the West towards Muslims, which is also visible in their approach to studying the Qur'an, and on the other hand, the lack of attention to the principles of research. And it can be clearly seen that the aim of Orientalists from such researches was not and is not to know Islam and the Qur'an. The researches of Orientalists on the issue of recitations of the Qur'an, from the point of view of the research method, the lack of investigation of Imamiya sources
 


Keywords

  1. The Holy Quran with translation by Dr. Mohammad Ali Rezaei Isfahani

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Volume 2, Issue 2 - Serial Number 4
September 2023
Pages 19-43

  • Receive Date 20 August 2022
  • Accept Date 30 May 2023
  • First Publish Date 27 September 2023
  • Publish Date 27 September 2023