Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Ph.D. Student, Faculty of Law, Theology, and Political Sciences, Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad University of Tehran
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Theology, and Political Sciences, Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad University of Tehran
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Theology, and Political Sciences, Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad University of Tehran
Abstract
Throughout the history of interpretation, the phrase kun fa yakūn has been of interest to Muslim commentators and thinkers, and the study of the transformation of their opinions indicates their continuous efforts to provide an interpretation in accordance with the outward aspect (ẓāhir) of the verse and hadiths. Various opinions of commentators have interpreted kun fa yakūn in both figurative and real ways. The perusal of the commentators in these two approaches is not the same. In the figurative form, they have used words that indicate the unreal and symbolic nature of kun fa yakūn, such as allegory, irony, interpretation, and simile, and in the real form, some of them have known it as God’s word and some as God’s act. Some commentators in the latter type have interpreted a kind of ma‘rifat and freewill in creation for humans. The innovation of this article is the transformation of the commentators’ opinions and the recognition of the interpretation types of the phrase kun fa yakūn, and highlighting the commentators’ opinions about the freewill and capability in creation for creatures. The outcome of this hypothesis can be the answer to the mankind’s questions about human atrocity, happiness and inner nature (ṭīnat), which would result in the growth of human faith and thoughts, their willingness to accept the Divine orders and admonishments, their responsibility in the field of action, deed, and their eager obedience to the Lord in performing their duties and avoiding sins.
The research method is library and descriptive-analytical.
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