Criticism of Mujtahid Shabestari's Viewpoint Concerning the Role of the Prophet in the Formation of the Holy Qur'an

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Ph.D. Student, Department of Qur'an and Hadith Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Fasa Branch, Fasa, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Qur'an and Hadith Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Fasa Branch, Fasa, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch, Shiraz, Iran

10.22081/jqr.2023.66999.3807

Abstract

A contemporary neo-thinker, named Muhammad Mujtahid Shabestari, has considered the wording (lafẓ) and the meaning of the Qur'an to be from the Prophet himself and has stated that "The Prophet who brought the Qur'an has introduced it as his own word, and by referring to the collection of verses and historical evidence, we notice that the Qur'an introduces itself as the word of the Prophet." Shabestari justifies the verses that attribute the Qur'an to God by saying that God and the Prophet are along the same line; the Prophet is the natural cause of the Qur'an and God is the main cause of all phenomena, so if we view the wording and meaning of the Qur'an as being from the Prophet, it would not contradict these verses. He has proven this theory by bringing up some verses. The result of this view is the negation of the inimitability of the Qur'an and its invalidity. The present article is intended to elucidate Shabestari's viewpoint and to state its problems in relation to the Prophet's claim about the creator and natural cause of the creation of the Qur'an. Rhis article concludes that Shabestari's arguments are unable to prove his claims and not only the Prophet is not introduced in the Qur'an as the natural cause of the Qur'an, but there are many verses, narrations and historical evidences contrary to Shabestari's claim, some of which are referred to in this study.

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