Estekhlaf verse is the fifty-fifth verse of the holy Surah al-Noor, in which God makes a promise that those believers who carry out good deeds will be the successors of the rule of the righteous, disseminate the true religion and be in peace. This is one of the verses which is interpreted to refer to Imam Mahdi’s (a.s.) movement. Abolfazl Borqaei, having a background in Shiite religion and, of ...

‘Surah coherence’ is an important aspect of the Quranic language, which, due to its unique role in interpretation, has been highly regarded by commentators and Quranic scholars, especially over the last half a century. According to this theory, each surah is centered around a main issue in such a way that all the topics of the surah create an all-encompassing unity. The present study intends to...

Some verses of the Quran have mentioned the effective factors and strategies to achieve wishes. Using a descriptive method with a documentary analysis type, the paper aims at investigating these factors and strategies. The verse 24 Surah An-Najm entails that human would not fulfill his wishes through mere willingness but fulfillment of wishes demands enjoying the factors some of which could be ...

One of the fundamental issues within the theology system is evilness. This issue has been concerned by Muslim thinkers who have adopted different approaches. The intra-religious strategy is an important approach in this regard. Evilness in the Holy Quran has been focused on from different aspects. Evilness and attributing it to God is among the problems which have been pointed to in the Quran v...

The right to practice religion is one of the fundamental issues in the present age. The interpretation of some verses, especially the holy verse "La Akrah fi al-Din ..." leads us to believe that from the perspective of the Holy Quran, the right to practice religion is one of the basic human rights. The present study showed that God did not deny the acceptance of religion and created man for fr...