عنوان

THE QUR'AN COMMENTARY OF SAYYID 'ALI MUHAMMAD, THE BAB

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TLpq275557455

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انگلیسی

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THE QUR'AN COMMENTARY OF SAYYID 'ALI MUHAMMAD, THE BAB

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B. T. Lawson

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McGill University (Canada)

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1987

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1

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Ph.D.

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McGill University (Canada)

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1987

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The Babi religion had, during its brief life, a tremendous impact on Iranian society. Its founder, Sayyid 'Ali Muhammad, the Bab (1819-1850) wrote a great many works of several kinds. Of his major writings, the two earliest are partial commentaries on the Qur'an. The following study examines these two remarkably different commentaries in an attempt to appreciate the Bab's attitudes towards the Qur'an, Islam, and himself. The earliest work, the Tafsi r surat al-baqara, was written before the Bab had publicized a claim to messiahship. In the Tafsi r surat Yusuf, written only a short time later, this claim is made explicit. The radical difference in the style of the two commentaries, which may be seen as a reflection of a development in the Bab's perception of himself, is analyzed.

Philosophy, religion and theology

Religious history

B. T. Lawson

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