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Challenges of the Translations of the Quran in the Mutashabih Verses Related to the Infallibility of the Messenger of God (p.b.u.h.) and Solutions (Case Study: Verses 12 of Surah Hood and 43 of Surah al-Tawbah)
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Elaheh Hadiyan Rasanani   |
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| One of the theological foundations of interpretation among Muslim interpreters is the infallibility of the prophets. The mutashabih appearance of some verses of the Quran seems to be inconsistent with this foundation. Accordingly, in interpreting these verses, every Muslim interpreter has attempted to portray the prophets as innocent of sin in his interpretation considering the theological foundations of his religious school. So far, this approach has been neglected in most translations of the Quran, except for a few. The translations of the Quran have often dealt with these verses without paying attention to interpretation and have only provided the idiomatic meaning of the words. In most cases, they have not only failed to elucidate the ambiguous meaning of the verse, but have added to it. Among the most important of these verses is the ambiguous verses of rebuke or forgiveness of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) the mutashabih meaning of which have not been properly explained in the translations. Using the descriptive-analytical method, this study has attempted to innovatively examine the challenges of interpreting and translating verse 12 of Surah Hood, which apparently indicates the prohibition of the Messenger of God (p.b.u.h.) from abandoning the delivery of the message of revelation, and verse 43 of Surah al-Tawbah, which apparently indicates the forgiveness of the Messenger of God (p.b.u.h.), and to give accurate and correct and, in some cases, new translations of these two verses based on a correct interpretive approach and in accordance with the theological basis of infallibility. |
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| Keywords: infallibility of the Prophet, mutashabih verses, forgiveness, translation and interpretation, verse 12 of Surah Hood, verse 43 of Surah al-Tawbah |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2021/10/26 | Accepted: 2021/11/1 | Published: 2021/11/1
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