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Assistant Professor of the Department of Islamic Studies, Shahrood University of Technology
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Assistant Professor, Holy Quran University of Sciences and Education, Faculty of Quranic Sciences, Shahrood, Shahrood, Iran.
10.30512/kq.2025.22962.4070
Abstract
The final phrases of Quranic verses, known as Fāṣilah, serve not only rhetorical and aesthetic functions but also play a crucial role in semantic interpretation. Verse 2:207 of the Qur’an, which speaks of self-sacrifice for the sake of divine pleasure, concludes with the phrase (And God is Compassionate to the servants) ﴾wa-ʾAllāhu raʾūfun bil-ʿibād﴿, which at first glance seems thematically detached from the verse’s central message. This article, adopting a descriptive-analytical and comparative approach, explores how this Fāṣilah has been interpreted in both classical and contemporary exegetical traditions. Through an examination of major commentaries—including al-Manār and al-Mīzān—the study demonstrates how modern exegetes, moving beyond literal and individualistic readings, offer a deeper, more comprehensive understanding of the verse. In these interpretations, the Fāṣilah is not only semantically coherent with the verse’s broader context, but also highlights a civilizational and communal vision of divine compassion. The presence of selfless and sacrificial individuals is thus portrayed as a manifestation of divine mercy that contributes to the moral and spiritual stability of society. This comparative analysis shows that tracing the semantic link between Fawāṣil (verse-endings) and the surrounding discourse opens new interpretive horizons in Qur’anic studies.
Akhondy,A. A. and Salehi zade,,M. E. (2025). Verse-Endings (Fawāṣil) as Keys to Interpretation: A Semantic Analysis of ﴾And God is Compassionate to the Servants ﴿in Qur’an 2:207. (e3773). Ketab-E-Qayyem, (), e3773 doi: 10.30512/kq.2025.22962.4070
MLA
Akhondy,A. A. , and Salehi zade,M. E. . "Verse-Endings (Fawāṣil) as Keys to Interpretation: A Semantic Analysis of ﴾And God is Compassionate to the Servants ﴿in Qur’an 2:207" .e3773 , Ketab-E-Qayyem, , , 2025, e3773. doi: 10.30512/kq.2025.22962.4070
HARVARD
Akhondy A. A., Salehi zade, M. E. (2025). 'Verse-Endings (Fawāṣil) as Keys to Interpretation: A Semantic Analysis of ﴾And God is Compassionate to the Servants ﴿in Qur’an 2:207', Ketab-E-Qayyem, (), e3773. doi: 10.30512/kq.2025.22962.4070
CHICAGO
A. A. Akhondy and M. E. Salehi zade,, "Verse-Endings (Fawāṣil) as Keys to Interpretation: A Semantic Analysis of ﴾And God is Compassionate to the Servants ﴿in Qur’an 2:207," Ketab-E-Qayyem, (2025): e3773, doi: 10.30512/kq.2025.22962.4070
VANCOUVER
Akhondy A. A., Salehi zade, M. E. Verse-Endings (Fawāṣil) as Keys to Interpretation: A Semantic Analysis of ﴾And God is Compassionate to the Servants ﴿in Qur’an 2:207. Ketab-E-Qayyem, 2025; (): e3773. doi: 10.30512/kq.2025.22962.4070