Mystical Interpretation of Verse 35 of Surah An-Noor based on Maybudī’s Kashf al-Asrār wa ʿUddat al-Abrār

Subject Areas : Islamic Mysticism

Nancy Saki ¹ , Zohre Babaa ahmadi Milani ²

1 - Assistant Professor, Department of Quranic & Hadith Sciences , Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran. * Corresponding Author, [e-mail]
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Quranic & Hadith Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.

Received: 2021-04-14 Accepted : 2021-06-09 Published : 2023-09-23

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Abstract :

Mystical interpretation has a prominent position in Islamic sciences. This type of interpretation, which is responsible for extracting the inner meanings hidden in the veil of the external words of the verses of the Qur'an, has attracted the attention of many Muslim mystics and numerous interpretations by the great mystics of Iran and the world. It remains that a major part of the wealth and value of our mystical literature is owed to these works. One of these mystical interpretations is the book Kashf al-Asrār wa Uddat al-Abrār written by Rashid al-Din Meibdi. He has mentioned his method in the interpretation, first the translation of the verse, then the explanation of the interpretation, and finally the interpretation of the verses, and the third part of his interpretation, which is the mystical interpretation of the verses, is the exclusive domain of this research, because in this part of the interpretation It is involved with the hidden meanings of words. Knowing the interpreter's way of expression with regard to his intellectual system and the type of interpretation and mystical ideas in it helps us to better understand the verses and their interpretation and interpretation. One of the controversial verses with a high interpretability capacity in the Qur'an is verse 35 of Surah An-Noor, which has prompted many thinkers and mystics to devote themselves to the interpretation of this verse and discuss and examine this verse in their own way. In this research, we intend to analyze this verse with a descriptive-analytical method, according to the mystical view of Maybudī in discovering secrets. The results of the research indicate that the word light in this verse is not only a sensual and tangible thing, but has other mystical meanings, all of which indicate God's mercy and grace.