Rhetorical Analysis of the Persian Shiite Translations of the Verse of Purification Based on the Belief in Maximum Infallibility

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Corresponding Author, Associate Professor, Department of Quran and Hadith, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: ali.hajikhani@modares.ac.ir

2 PhD student in Quran and Hadith Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: hadigholamrezaii@modares.ac.ir

3 دانشجوی دکتری علوم قرآن و حدیث، دانشگاه تربیت مدرس، ایران. رایانامه: m.honardoost@modares.ac.ir

10.30512/kq.2023.19797.3630

Abstract

According to the verse of purification, God has meant the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) to be always free from every impurity and flaw and, instead, to be always pure and clean. However, this verse is sometimes translated in such a way that it seems that the verse does not include the past and that the Ahl al-Bayt have only been subject to God's will since the verse was revealed. In this study, conducted with a descriptive-analytical method mixed with criticism, an attempt has been made first to explain the theoretical foundations of the Shiite belief in the maximum infallibility of the Ahl al-Bayt and then to examine the various literary and interpretive dimensions of the verse of purification, especially the present tense of the verb and the views of the commentators on the meaning of “Liyudhhiba”. The aim is to evaluate and criticize the Shiite Persian translations of this verse and, secondly, to suggest the best option for its correct translation.

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Ketab-E-Qayyem
Volume 14, Issue 31
September 2025
Pages 101-122

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  • Receive Date: 28 February 2023
  • Revise Date: 06 August 2023
  • Accept Date: 26 August 2023

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