Quran, Culture And Civilization

Quran, Culture And Civilization

An Evaluation Model for the Dependency of Understanding Legal Verses on the Culture of the Quranic Revelation Era

Authors
Rehane Khodamardi 1
farzaneh Rouhani of Mashhadi 2
alireza Talebpour 3
1 Master's degree in Quranic Sciences, Institute of Interdisciplinary Quran Studies, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Research Institute of Interdisciplinary Quran Studies, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Associate Professor of Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science and Research Institute of Interdisciplinary Quran Studies, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/jksl.2023.395237.1203
Abstract
Various perspectives exist regarding the role of historical and cultural studies in understanding the Quran, particularly the legal verses. Scholars such as Nasr Hamed Abu Zayd and Mujtahid Shabestari argue that a proper understanding of these verses is rooted in the historical and cultural studies of the Quranic revelation era, emphasizing the need for cultural translation. On the contrary, Quranic scholars like Allameh Tabatabai and Ayatollah Jawadi Amoli believe that the Quran is self-sufficient and complete in its guidance. The aim of this research is to present a model that evaluates each legal verse as an input based on influential criteria in determining the dependency of understanding the verses on the cultural context of the Quranic revelation era. The output of the model categorizes the verse as either independent or dependent on cultural studies. Using a descriptive-analytical method, the perspectives and discussions of key researchers in this field were studied. The determining criteria were extracted, and the evaluation model was presented as a decision tree diagram, incorporating model elements and their relationships. The model provides the capability to assess the components governing legal verses, consisting of eight features or elements and four rules or relationships. Based on evaluating these eight features for the legal verse input, the model determines the output, indicating the dependency or independence of the verse on specialized cultural studies.

Graphical Abstract

An Evaluation Model for the Dependency of Understanding Legal Verses on the Culture of the Quranic Revelation Era
Keywords
Legal Verses
Dependency of Quranic Understanding
Cultural Context of Revelation Era

Subjects

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Quran, Culture And Civilization
Volume 4, Issue 3 - Serial Number 13
13
Autumn 2023
Pages 106-127

  • Receive Date 01 May 2023
  • Revise Date 21 October 2023
  • Accept Date 23 October 2023
  • Publish Date 22 November 2023