نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 رئیس اداره معارف قرآن و اهل بیت حوزه های علمیه خواهران
2 دانشیار پژوهشگاه حوزه و دانشگاه
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Verse 96 of Sūrat Ṭāhā — “He said, ‘I perceived what they perceived not, so I took a handful from the trace of the Messenger and cast it away; thus did my soul entice me’” — recounts the episode of al-Samiri and his motive for introducing calf-worship among the Children of Israel. Muslim exegetes have presented divergent interpretations of this verse. This study explores the views of Sunni commentators and, employing a descriptive-analytical approach, seeks to address the question: How have Sunni exegetes interpreted this verse? Through a critical review and thematic analysis of their interpretations, the article demonstrates that the dominant exegetical position proves problematic in seven out of eight major interpretive dimensions. Despite certain ambiguities, the interpretation proposed by Abū Muslim al-Iṣfahānī (d. 322 AH) emerges as the more coherent and plausible reading, especially when refined and supplemented. According to Abū Muslim—whose rationalist approach has gained recognition among numerous modern exegetes—the term “al-rasūl” refers to Prophet Moses (peace be upon him), and “athar” denotes his religious teachings and tradition, rather than the dust beneath Gabriel’s horse. Hence, in response to Moses’ reproach, al-Samiri claims to have attained a form of insight inaccessible to the rest of the Israelites. He initially adopted certain of Moses’ teachings, but, finding them beyond the people’s comprehension, abandoned them and fashioned the golden calf to satisfy their demand for a visible deity (cf. al-Aʿrāf 7:138).
کلیدواژهها [English]
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