during the process of reading, sometimes learners use ineffective and inefficient strategies and some factors may influence their use of strategies. perhaps critical thinking is one of these factors. this study aims to identify those categories of reading strategies that are mostly used by iranian efl learners and to see if there is any significant relationship between the critical thinking abi...

The claim of conflict in the verses of the knowledge of the unseen in Quran is one of those made by Brasher – the Jewish orientalist. He believes that the verses which consider the knowledge of the unseen to be only specific to God are in conflict with those verses referring apparently to the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and some of the divine selected people's awareness of the unseen. Classifying the ver...

Some verses of the Holy Quran ascribe attributes to God, the Almighty. This ascription has led to similitude and embodiment. The nature of these attributes has been one of the constant concerns of Quran scholars from the beginning of the spread of the knowledge of interpretation until today. Having these concerns in mind, the commentators have interpreted these verses according to their beliefs...

nitric oxide (no) is a small molecule synthesized by most of mammalian cells with diverse biological activities including vasodilatation, host defense and wound healing. impaired wound healing is a common occurrence among diabetics and patients receiving glucocorticoid therapy. on the other hand the application of laser in biomedical area have been increased. thus, the current studies were desi...

abstract: about 60% of total premium of insurance industry is pertained?to life policies in the world; while the life insurance total premium in iran is less than 6% of total premium in insurance industry in 2008 (sigma, no 3/2009). among the reasons that discourage the life insurance industry is the problem of adverse selection. adverse selection theory describes a situation where the inf...

Ayatollah Sobhani has commented on Surat al-Farghan in his work: Simaye Insani Kamil dar Qora, the Perfect Man's Image in the Qur'an. The present article is a comparative study of Ayatollah Sobhani's interpretation of this chapter in comparison with that of Allameh Tabatabai. Among the commonalities of these two interpretations is the use of the Qur'anic verses as the most important interpretat...

  Based on a great deal of verses and traditions, the purified Imams are the only persons who beside Allah and the Prophet have the most perfect and exact understanding of the knowledge of the Quran and the meanings of its verses. Due to the needs of humanity, the Imams explained and interpreted the verses of the holy Quran. Considering the significant role of typology in exegesis of the holy Q...