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Trends of History in Qur'an

Author(s):Ayatullah Sayyid MuhammadBaqir As-Sadr

Publisher(s): Islamic Seminary Publications

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Table of Contents

Introduction 5

Notes 36

Foreword to Ayatullah's Last Lectures 37

What is Topical Exegesis? 1 40

Exegetic Trends 40

Drawback of Split Exegesis 41

Danger of Split Exegesis 41

Topical Style 42

Relation Between Topical Exegesis and Split Exegesis 42

Role of Tradition in Split Exegesis 42

Topical Style of Traditions in Islamic Jurisprudence 43

Role of Topical Exegesis in the Development of Islamic Research 44

Notes 46

What is Topical Exegesis? 2 47

Need of the Expansion of juristic Studies 47

Need of Topical Exegesis 48

Cooperation Between Topical and Split Styles 50

Note 50

Topical Exegesis 3 51

Difference Between History and Other Sciences 52

Note 55

Norms of history mentioned in the Qur'an 57

Some Examples of Norms of History in the Qur'an 57

Difference Between Punishment in This Life and the Next 58

Are the Norms of History Changeable? 60

Necessity of Investigating Historical Events 62

Importance of Discovering Norms of History From the Qur'an 63

Norms of History in the Qur'an 64

Domain of the Norms of History 67

Field in which norms of History Operate 69

Role of Final Cause in the Science of History 69

The Qur'an Differentiates Between Individual and Collective Acts 71

Has Society Any Existence Independent of Individuals? 73

Laws of History in the Qur'an 74

Conjugal Drive is a Historical Norm 78

Natural Need of Man and Woman to Behave Differently 79

Religiousness is a Historical Norm 79

Length of One Day in the Terminology of the Laws of History 81

Analysis of Social Elements 1 83

Man's Role in the March of History 88

Necessity of Harmony between Superstructural and Infrastructural Movements of Society 89

Importance of Choosing an Ideal in the Life of Man 90

Different Kinds of Human Ideals 91

Notes 94

Selection of Ideal 95

How History Behaves with the Nation Having No Ideal? 96

Second Kind of Ideals 97

Third Kind of Ideals 102

Notes 102

All Proceed towards Absolute Ideal 103

Quantitative and Qualitative Changes 104

Analysis of Social Elements 2 112

Basic Contradiction in Man's Existence 113

Short-sightedness of Marx 114

Effect of Man's Contact with Nature and with other Man 120

Historical Materialism Has No Role in History 120

Basis of Constant and changeable Laws of Islam 126

Ayatullah's Heart to Heart Talk to the Religious Scholars 127