Abstract: The problem of Quran originality and its mutilation or non-mutilation is one of the most important issues in Quran-research context. Although the majority of Muslims believed and immunity of Quran against mutilation, some are suspicious in this domain and state series of historical/narrative documents which make them to believe /Quran mutilation. Molana is one of the literators who br...

Muslim scholars, especially Shiite scholars, have presented a new reading of the sciences of ancient civilizations in the light of their new religious worldview, in parallel to the production of knowledge. They have organized knowledge to preserve them. In the field of Islamic wisdom, there has been a great deal of efforts in the tradition (the promise, action and interpretation of the Masums (...

Background and aim: According to the theory of Multiple Modernities, Western modernity is reinterpreted in non-Western cultures and civilizations, and it paves the way for the creation of diverse modernities in different cultures. Since the confrontation with the modern West, the Iranian elites have tried to present an Iranian and Islamic interpretation of various elements of Western modernity....

Since long ago the motif of “fish” has been one of the motifs employed in Persian artworks. As well as having extraordinary beauty of form, fish has deep symbolic meanings and has motivated Persian artists of different ages to employ it in their works. Rugs of Safavid era are among such artworks. Both in ancient Iranian mythology and also in Islamic culture, fish has enjoyed a signi...

Verses 172 and 173 of the Chapter Aaraf -known as the verses of the Covenant- are among the most complex verses of the Quran in terms of interpretation. One of the main issues in the interpretation of these verses is the whereabouts of the Covenant. In other words, where has this divine covenant, the contents of which are the divine lordship and the servitude of man, taken place? and where is t...