RE: Verse 42:23 and how to interpret it, disciplines of interpreting Quran.
October 13, 2018 at 1:46 pm
(This post was last modified: October 13, 2018 at 1:47 pm by Mystic.)
The concept of "family" and it's relationship with "guidance" and so "family of guidance" which consists of chosen ones who inherit the leadership in their community from one another, is a major theme in Quran.
Keeping in mind this theme, it's impossible to see "the near kin" in 42:23 as other then the family of Mohammad and to see them as to see them as chosen pure souls on par with Mohammad.
Part of the discipline of properly interpreting Quran is to see what Surahs go on and on about, and how they hold on to one another, and how verses hold on to one another through that.
We will see that Quran went on and on about this concept of chosen family and it's the heart of it's thesis.
Keeping in mind this theme, it's impossible to see "the near kin" in 42:23 as other then the family of Mohammad and to see them as to see them as chosen pure souls on par with Mohammad.
Part of the discipline of properly interpreting Quran is to see what Surahs go on and on about, and how they hold on to one another, and how verses hold on to one another through that.
We will see that Quran went on and on about this concept of chosen family and it's the heart of it's thesis.
