https://jikt.ut.ac.ir/ Research Journal of Islamic Knowledge and Thought en daily 1 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0330 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0330 https://jikt.ut.ac.ir/article_104553.html Paying attention to the linguistic level of the Quranic discourse and the precise explanation of the verses are essential topics in the field of Quranic studies. Understanding the text and discovering the meaning in the light of other verses and through intratextual relationships are concerns of the contemporary method of semantics and are considered an important principle in understanding the discourse of the text. Although at present and in view of the needs of the present era, new methods have emerged in the field of understanding the text, all of these have their roots in traditional methods and we still need to utilize and model traditional methods such as the method of interpreting the Quran by the Quran, because the traditional method of interpreting the Quran by the Quran has had a brilliant achievement in understanding and receiving the meanings of Quranic propositions. Therefore, the present study seeks to examine the foundations of linguistics and semantics of Allameh Tabataba'i in interpreting the Quran using a descriptive-analytical method in order to reveal the interaction and alignment of these two methods from ancient times to the present. Among the foundations of Allamah's linguistics are: speaking in a rational conversational manner, the lexical and structural rhetoric of the Quran, and the meaningfulness and enlightenment of the Quranic statements. Among the foundations of Allamah's semantics are: the relationship between words and meanings, the evolution of the meaning of words over time, a context-based approach to the words and verses of the Quran, the use of Gharr verses, etc. Although the foundations of understanding the text in contemporary linguistics may have evolved slightly, they have many similarities with the traditional Quran-to-Quran method. https://jikt.ut.ac.ir/article_106141.html حکمرانی فرهنگی مبتنی بر نماز: رهیافتی قرآنی در ارزشیابی چکیدهنهادینه‌سازی فرهنگ دینی در سطوح مختلف اجتماعی، مقوله‌ای بنیادین است که همواره نیازمند توجه و تحقیق است. این پژوهش با ارائه الگویی برای ارزشیابی فعالیت‌های فرهنگی مبتنی بر نماز با استفاده از روش تحلیلی- استنباطی و استناد به منابع اصیل دینی، درصدد تبیین چهارچوبی برای حکمرانی فرهنگی در سطوح مختلف مدیریتی است. به این منظور، اهداف سه‌گانه کلی، جزئی و رفتاری با تأکید بر اصل نماز، ترسیم شده و طرح ارزشیابی قرآنی از فعالیت‌های فرهنگی ارائه گردیده است. همچنین اهداف رفتاری با تقسیم به سطوح سه‌گانه متوسط، عالی و اعلی، مراحل مختلف جهت‌گیری‌های حرکت‌های فرهنگی را به شکلی عینی تعیین می‌کند. یافته‌های پژوهش حاکی از آن است که طرح قرآنی ارزشیابی فعالیت‌های فرهنگی به دلیل شفافیت، قابلیت مشاهده، جامعیت و پیوستگی منطقی میان اجزا، از همه مزایای یک طرح اثربخش و زودبازده از حیث کمی و کیفی برخوردار است.واژگان کلیدی: قرآن، فعالیت‌های فرهنگی، نماز، اهداف کلی، اهداف جزئی، اهداف رفتاری https://jikt.ut.ac.ir/article_104551.html The most important challenge for the Baha'i missionaries to prove their claim to Muslims is the verses and traditions that clearly identify the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) as the last prophet. One of the widely used methods of Bahá'í writers to solve this challenge is to interpret Islamic texts in favor of their claimant. In the present research, with the method of analyzing texts and using the method of collecting library information, after explaining the concept of interpretation (Taavil) and the rules of its application in religious texts, while collecting those interpretations of Baha'is that are related to the subject of Khatamiat, to criticize the form and content. They have been discussed. The result of the research is to strengthen the assumption that Baha'i writers use it as a way to justify and get rid of the objections of Muslim theologians rather than looking at interpretation as a way to understand the inner meaning of texts. For this reason, they were not included in the clause of compliance with its criteria. https://jikt.ut.ac.ir/article_106142.html Objective: This study aims to provide a comprehensive definition of Mystical Ethics and to clarify the criteria that distinguish it from Practical Mysticism, based on established criteria for the differentiation of academic disciplines. Method: The research adopts an analytical–explanatory approach grounded in library-based study. It first outlines the recognized criteria for distinguishing disciplines—namely subject matter (mawḍūʿ), purpose (gharaḍ), and issues (masāʾil). Within this conceptual framework, Mystical Ethics and Practical Mysticism are then systematically compared. Findings: The findings indicate that the subject matter of Mystical Ethics is the human soul insofar as it pertains to its attributes and actions. Its ultimate aim is the recognition and purification of the soul’s virtues and vices, culminating in the realization of the divine character (al-akhlāq al-ilāhiyya) on the basis of the metaphysical foundations of Islamic mysticism. In contrast, the subject of Practical Mysticism concerns the spiritual stations (maqāmāt) and inner states (aḥwāl) of the wayfarer (sālik), and its ultimate goal is the realization of annihilation (fanāʾ) and subsistence (baqāʾ) in God. Conclusion: The study concludes that Mystical Ethics constitutes a distinct approach within the discipline of Islamic ethics. Although it maintains a close conceptual and structural relationship with Practical Mysticism, it is not identical with it. A precise distinction between the two provides a coherent theoretical framework for the systematic employment of the capacities of Mystical Ethics in moral cultivation and spiritual education. https://jikt.ut.ac.ir/article_104550.html The importance and functions of mosque in developing religious cultureAbstractMosque is one of the significant bases of Islam at the absence era that has a key role in developing religious culture and art and outshines all the dimensions of Islamic life. In addition, as the place of worshipping, it attracts believers and as a social cultural base it is a manifesting and instructional place. Mosque represents religious culture to worshippers and as a preach center represents the culture to society and through a special method attracts right-seekers to the culture and arts of Islam. This research, emphasizing on role of mosque in developing Islamic culture and art, discusses mosque functions in devotional, social, instructional and cultural extents and reflects a picture of the most important effects of mosque on the abovementioned extents.cultural extents and reflects a picture of the most important effects of mosque on the abovementioned extents https://jikt.ut.ac.ir/article_106143.html Love plays a central role in the ontological arguments of theoretical mysticism and transcendental wisdom; in such a way that this ontology can be considered a romantic ontology; because according to knowledge and wisdom, a non-loving being is fundamentally not realized, and both the Blessed and Exalted God and His existential manifestations are entirely in love. On the other hand, love is an effective component in mystical ontology and Sadra'i wisdom; because first, it is a description of the aesthetic attributes of the Glorious God; second, it is the origin of creation and the realization of the descending arc on the orbit of the movement of love; third, it permeates all existential manifestations; and fourth, it is the origin of the return of existential words to their origin in the ascending arc. This research, using a descriptive-analytical method, has explained the position of love in the ontological arguments of theoretical mysticism and transcendental wisdom, and has delineated the role of love in the four aforementioned axes - which encompass the top and bottom of the system of existence - in an argumentative manner, in order to prove that in this style of ontology, firstly, not only is there no conflict between love and reason, but reason makes love the basis of its ontology; secondly, love is not illusory or reprehensible, but is the principle and basis of reality in the arc of descent and ascension. https://jikt.ut.ac.ir/article_104549.html A re-examination of the occupation of Iran in September 1941 is essential for our contemporary history. This is because the bitterness of the occupation still lingers for Iranians, even without being officially aligned with one of the warring sides. The occupation occurred at a time when it was claimed that the Iranian army was organized and modern. On the other hand, the occupiers, through a clear intervention, deposed the highest authority in Iran, Reza Khan, and imposed their own conditions on the administration of Iran. Analyzing this period can be instrumental in evaluating the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of the Pahlavi era. Given that during these years, the first Pahlavi period is often referred to by some media as a time of achievement and glory, paying attention to the history of that era is crucial. In this article, we aim to examine this historical period through Iranian television series produced in various historical contexts by different producers.In this research, we utilize qualitative content analysis to investigate the representation of the occupation of Iran in four series: "Daei Jan Napoleon," Moamaye shah," "Dar chashme bad," and "Khatoun." In this context, content analysis was conducted based on sequences from the entire films under review. This coding process continued through three stages, ultimately leading to the identification of final concepts. Based on these concepts, it can be said that the representation of the occupation of Iran in these series employs various scenes that portray the military forces of the country as weak, depict the ruling government unfavorably, illustrate the occupiers as unethical, show famine and hunger in the country, highlight the spread of disease, and depict insecurity throughout the nation. In contrast, efforts are made to showcase the nationalistic sentiments of the people at that time and the formation of grassroots groups aimed at mutual assistance through various sequences in these series. The results indicate that the period of Iran's occupation, which occurred due to the incompetence of the ruling regime, led to a regression for the country and facilitated foreign domination over it. https://jikt.ut.ac.ir/article_106144.html Verses 150 of Surah Al-A'raf and 92 and 93 of Surah Taha describe the seemingly harsh treatment of Prophet Moses (PBUH) with his brother, Prophet Aaron (PBUH), after the incident of the Israelites becoming calf worshippers. These verses contain one of the most challenging issues raised in the Quran. Considering that these two prophets, like other divine prophets, are infallible from committing sins and mistakes, is it possible to justify Aaron's apparent silence regarding the Israelites becoming calf worshippers and then Moses' harsh treatment of him? Although several justifications have been offered in the analysis of this treatment, it seems that this treatment was carried out in order to awaken the Israelites; in a way that caused them to become aware and repent and eradicate the motives of polytheism and dualism among the Israelites and saved the lives of tens of thousands of people. The basis of this analysis is such as "Hear and Hear". In addition to considering all aspects of this approach, this analysis provides good answers to the questions raised about it and is also consistent with the apparent verses of the Quran and the infallibility of the prophets. https://jikt.ut.ac.ir/article_104552.html Political anthropology, which is based on the acceptance of the inherent duality of man, due to the inability of political administrations to adjust affairs and add to the crises of societies, always demands a worthy model of political management of societies in which it is possible to guide and excel societies on the axis of balance. In the meantime, God-centered political management, which has a comprehensive approach and is based on the teachings of Islam, based on political anthropology, focuses on both his material and spiritual dimensions and can organize the individual and social life of man based on his basic needs. The purpose of this research is to deal with the God-centered model of political management and its reflection in the symbols and phenomena in human life using a descriptive-analytical method according to the views of Imam Khomeini (RA). What was obtained as a result of this research is that the main components of God-centered political management are submission, adjustment and completion; By stating that this religious model is basically based on the Islamic Sharia and submits to its teachings, it endeavors to adjust in the straight path and move towards the guidance, perfection and material and spiritual progress of man, and finally with That foundation and with this path, it is oriented toward excellence, progress and the goal of perfecting the human being. https://jikt.ut.ac.ir/article_106145.html Imami theologians consider the existence of a prophet and an imam to be essential. What is meant by necessity is the inevitability of the existence of a prophet and an imam in matters of guidance, not the goodness of the existence of a prophet and an imam. Several objections have been raised to this view, including: First: The knowledge that the prophet and the imam provide is part of human knowledge and is subject to error. Second: The prophet and the imam have not been present among all humans and in all ages. Third: Access to religious texts is also within the capacity of other humans. Accordingly, the necessity of the existence of a prophet and an imam faces numerous criticisms and objections. While the findings of the research do not consider the aforementioned claim to be correct, because: First: Some human knowledge is infallible. Second: The absence of a prophet and an imam in some ages is also due to human error and the lack of necessary conditions, and does not contradict the rule of the grace and absence of the imam. Third: Access to the depths of religious texts is not within the capacity of every human being and is reserved only for the saints and prophets of God. The upcoming research, based on the analytical-descriptive research method, will take a critical approach to the doubt that prophethood and Imamate are not necessary, as stated in the book "Theory of Imamate in the Scales of Criticism." https://jikt.ut.ac.ir/article_106140.html This research aims to analyze and compare the position of ethics in the two theories of the Islamic Revolution and Marxism, and examines the concept of "structural-content-ethical totality" as an analytical framework. The research method is comparative-library and the data were collected through qualitative content analysis of reliable primary and secondary Persian and English sources. The findings show that in the theory of the Islamic Revolution, Islamic ethics - based on monotheism, divine justice, and human dignity - is present not as a secondary element, but as a structural core and guiding criterion in all content dimensions of the revolution. In contrast, in Marxism, ethics is considered as part of the ideological superstructure, subordinate to the relations of material production and class interests, and is either used as an instrument or completely negated. This fundamental distinction distinguishes the Islamic Revolution as a morality-oriented and transhistorical model in contrast to the Marxist materialist model. The conclusion is that moral comprehensiveness is a key indicator for understanding the identity and legitimacy of revolutionary theories. https://jikt.ut.ac.ir/article_104575.html One of the most fundamental issues in education is whether human education is the product of his interactions with the outside world or relies on the yeast of human nature. The type of attitude towards human identity and his existential dimensions is influential in adopting an educational method to achieve the ultimate goal of education. The aim of the present study is to prove the claim that the prerequisite for achieving the main goal of education and training is awareness of the innate dimensions of man. On the other hand, due to the multidimensionality of human existence, not only in one study, but also in several books, it is not possible to address all the innate characteristics of man, but in this study, using a qualitative method and in the form of document analysis in library resources, the study of human nature and the components of self-knowledge, originology and teleology will be examined and attention will be paid to these principles in Masha's philosophy. It is concluded that by recognizing these principles, the ultimate goal of education and training, which is true happiness in the light of the cultivation and growth of the individual's inner talents, will be achieved towards the excellence of the individual and society. The difference between this research and other articles and books that have dealt with the fundamentals of innate anthropology, such as freedom and progressivism, trainability, and their role in Islamic education and upbringing, is that this research deals with the fundamentals of human nature, such as origination, teleology, and self-knowledge, which have been neglected in other research. The result of this neglect is the adoption of humanistic and non-religious educational methods, which results in an identity crisis that will conflict with Islam