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International Multi. J. of PURE LIFE. 8 (25): 75-91, Serial Number 1, Winter 2021

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The Interior (Batn) of the Holy Quran; Understanding
it and its Levels from the Perspective of Allameh

Tabatabai and Allameh Ma'refat

Nahed al-Shemasi *, Dr. Ali al-Zubaidi
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1. * MA in Department of Quran and Hadith, Faculty of Quran and Hadith Studies,
Al-Mustafa International University, Qom, Iran, (Corresponding Author)

2. Lecturer in Department of Islamic Mysticism, Faculty of Mysticism, University of
Religions and Denominations, Qom, Iran, alialz14@hotmail.com

ARTICLE INFO Abstract
Article History: SUBJECT AND OBJECTIVES: This article was

Received 25 August 2020 compiled with the aim of understanding the meaning of
Revised 01 November 2020 the Quranic Interior and the extent of its knowledge
Accepted 11 January 2021
from the perspective of Allameh Tabatabai and Allameh
Key Words: Ma'refat. In this identification, the differences between
Interior of the Holy Quran the two were also examined.
Allameh Tabatabai METHOD AND FINDING: According to Allameh
Allameh Ma'refat Tabatabai, the Interior of the Quran is a fact on which
the Verses of the Quran are based on preaching, and it is
DOI:
10.22034/IMJPL.2021.5429 not one of the concepts that are shown in words and
phrases for the awareness of the mind; rather, it is one
DOR: of the transcendent objective concepts that God has
20.1001.1.26767610.2021.8.25.9.0 limited to words in order to bring its understanding
closer to the human mind, as defined in the Quran in the

general sense of the Verses, which is called adaptation
and application. On the other hand, Allameh Ma'refat
believes that the Quranic Interior is the general or

secondary meaning of the Verse from which the Verse
and the specific aspects and the dignity of the revelation
of the Verse are inferred.