Makarem Shirazi and Marvan Sha’aban with An Emphasis on Scientific Miracles

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The scientific interpretation of the verses of the Quran and the attribution of miracles to some verses, although has increased the attraction interpretation of the Quran; but, it has not been immune from the harms and dangers of personal opinion interpretation. Familiarity with the correct foundations of scientific interpretation with an emphasis on the scientific miracles of the Quran can prevent the interpreter from the risk of interpreting according to his opinion and applying and imposing scientific propositions on the Quran. The purpose of this research is to get to know the correct foundations of scientific interpretation by two Shia and Sunni commentators and also to evaluate how they apply the foundations of scientific interpretation, focusing on scientific miracles. This research was written with a library method and a descriptive-analytical approach. The findings of this research, in the section on familiarization with the basics, indicate that the correct basics of scientific interpretation from the perspective of Ayatullah Makarem are: interpretation with definite statements of science, compatibility of the appearance of the verse with the relevant scientific statement, Quran is not a book of natural sciences. Also, the basics of scientific interpretation from Marvan Shaaban’s point of view are the use of definite and certain scientific propositions, expertise in the science of interpretation as well as modern science, and the non-exclusivity of the meaning of the verse on the scientific content. In the evaluation section of commentators’ performance in using bases, it is stated that these commentators, although in most cases of scientific interpretation and attribution of miracles to verses, have correctly used bases; in some cases, they have been neglected in applying the basics

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The Quran and Science
Volume 16, Issue 30 - Serial Number 30
September 2022
Pages 217-238

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  • Receive Date: 16 April 2022
  • Revise Date: 22 April 2022
  • Accept Date: 27 May 2022

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