Two Exegetical View on One Scientific Issue (Mulla Sadra and Fakhr-e Razi)

• Main Author: Zohre Tavaziany
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alzahra University 2007-12-01
• Series: تحقیقات علوم قرآن و حدیث
• Subjects: keywords: embryo; back bones (tara'eb); ribs (sulb); guishing fluid (ma 'en dafeq); fakhr-e razi; mulla sadra
• Online Access: http://tqh.alzahra.ac.ir/article_3498_b646eb28e22c4b4e66c44e585791e64d.pdf

The main issue of the present article is the development of embryo. This <br /> subject is essentially a scientific one, but as it can be employed for leading <br /> human beings to acknowledging God, it has been mentioned in the holy <br /> revealed words of God and has gained attention of different Quranic exegetes. <br /> In this article the view point of two of the exegetes with philosophical and theological taste has been compared with that of scientists who claim that the <br /> development of embryo has been completely known and has become an axiom <br /> in science. By this comparison we are to demonstrate how the philosophical <br /> views of an exegete affect his interpretation. In addition as some subjects are <br /> abstract and the exegete neglect the basics of science, his scientific status can <br /> be fully questioned. This problem is clearly seen in Sadras's interpretation of <br /> the sura "Tareq” and less seen in that of Razi as he is much more concerned <br /> about science.