Ketab-E-Qayyem

Ketab-E-Qayyem

Critical restoration of the historical background of martyr Sadr in the theory of historical traditions

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
1 Assistant professor of Quranic studies, seminary, Quranic culture and education, Islamic Sciences and Culture Research Institute, Qom, Iran. E-mail: s.bahmani@isca.ac.ir
2 Associate professor of philosophy and theology, Department of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Yasuj University, Yasuj, Iran. E-mail: fbahmani@mail.yu.ac.ir
Abstract
Critical restoration of the works of theologians and exegetes is one of the undeniable necessities to advance and empower the scientific heritage of Islam. Shortly before his martyrdom, Martyr Sadr explained the subject-oriented approach in the interpretation of the Qur'an. He considers the function of this approach to be exclusively theorizing in order to obtain the basic theories of the Qur'an and the missions arising from it. The advancement of the mentioned theory is dependent on re-reading, criticizing, restoring and completing it comprehensively. Therefore, the aim of the research is to advance the theory of the historical traditions of Martyr Sadr through the critical restoration of his historical background in theorizing. The current research is descriptive-analytical and has been done with an emphasis on a critical view of the problem. The research data were organized through document review, record taking, and an analytical approach. Al-Madrasah Al-Quraniyyah of Martyr Sadr is used as a collection of research and other sources related to the objectives of the research. They serve as the explanatory and supplementary sources of the research. The findings show that, despite the special attention of Martyr Sadr to expressing history, his historical historiography is summarized in the brief views of atomists, Lahutian, Ibn Khaldoun, Descartes and Max. As a result, his historiography is deficient and in need of restoration. Also, his claim that the Qur'an takes the lead in expressing historical traditions is acceptable in terms of the number of traditions, but unacceptable in terms of the existence of traditions
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Volume 16, Issue 2 - Serial Number 35
October 2026
Pages 227-247

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