Analysis and validation of the list of Ebn Abbas in the order of revelation of the surahs of the Quran

Subject Areas : Quarterly Sabzevaran Fadak

Alireza  Sadreddiniahmadiani ¹ (student)
mojgan  sarshar ² (Assistant Professor, Department of Quran and Hadith, Faculty of Law, Theology and Political Science, Research Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Maryam  Hajiabdolbaghi ³ (Department of Quranic and Hadith Sciences, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University)

Received: 2023-03-28 Accepted : 2023-05-22 Published : 2024-04-27

Keywords: era of prophethood, list of Ebn Abbas, order of revelation of surahs, priority and delay of verses,

Abstract :

Abstract Some commentators and scholars of Quranic sciences believe that interpreting according to the order of the surahs is the best way to understand the Quran and serve it; Because in this way, the states and stages of revelation can be clearly and accurately understood, and in this way, the reader is placed in the space of the revelation of the Quran and its conditions, relationships, purposes, and concepts, and the wisdom of the revelation is revealed to him. Therefore, from the beginning of Islam, some companions and followers tried to collect the Quran based on the order of descent. In the meantime, the list provided by Ibn Abbas based on the narration of Ata Khorasani of the order in which the surahs of the Quran were revealed is more reliable. Abdullah ben Abbas was a distinguished student of Ali (PBUH) and his interpretations of various verses of the Qur'an have a privileged position in interpretation. It shows him well compared to other Companions. In this article, it has been shown with Quranic, historical and narrative evidence that the mentioned list also has many weaknesses, and the priority and delay of the surahs in that list is facing serious problems. In addition, the precedence and backwardness of the surahs in that list does not necessarily mean the precedence and backwardness of the verses of those surahs; Several examples have been given to clarify this matter.