Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Master's Student, Department of Quran and Hadith, University of Qom, Qom, Iran

2 Ph.D. in Quran and Hadith, Research Institute of Islamic Sciences, Imam Sadiq (AS), Qom, Iran

Abstract

Verse 59 of Surah Nisa, which is referred to as Ul al-Amr, is one of the most important proofs of the legitimacy of obedience in the field of religious and political authority in the Qur'an, which is dedicated to the issue of the leadership of the Islamic Ummah and the absolute obedience of all Muslims to them. According to this verse, believers are obliged to refer disputes and issues related to war and peace to the Supreme Leader, as a result, they have duties and powers in the field of community administration. Since the determination of Ul al-Amr's example is very important in the system of community administration, therefore, the scope of authority and the type of relationship of Ul al-Amr with the Messenger of God (PBUH) and the rulings of the society must be properly explained. Based on this, the main problem of this research is that according to the mentioned verse, can Vali-ye Faqih be considered an example of Ul al-Amr? In response to this issue, the approach of Shia and Sunni commentators is different; however, according to some of them, due to the lack of direct access to the infallible Imam, the term Ul al-Amr can also be applied to the fully qualified Supreme Leader. This research, using a descriptive-analytical method, tries to investigate the examples of Ul al-Amr in verse 59 of Surah Nisa.

Keywords

References
Quran
Alavi, Seyyed Jafar. (2005). Review of the concept and evidence of Wilayat in the Qur'an, Theology and Law, No. 17. [In Persian]
Alboghbish, Seyed Latif. (2014). Walayat in the Qur'an (2)/ Aya Uli al-Amr, Mobaleghan, No. 200. [In Persian]
Ebrahimzadeh Amoli, Abdullah. (2010). The place and role of guardianship and leadership in Islam, Morabian, No. 36. [In Persian]
Ebrahimi Koshali, Moqdad/ Mahdavi Rad, Mohammad Ali/ Parveen, Jalil. (2019). "Criticism and examination of the meaning of verse 59 of Surah Nisa on the infallibility of "Oli al-Amr" with an emphasis on Shiite sources", Qur'an and Hadith Science Research, No. 45. [In Persian]
Fakhr Razi, Muhammad bin Omar. (1999). Al-Tafseer al-Kabir (Mufatih al-Ghayb), third edition, Beirut: Dar Ihya al-Tarath al-Arabi. [In Arabic]
Foulavand, Mohammad Mahdi. (1997). Translation of the Qur'an (Folavand), third edition, Tehran: Department of Islamic History and Education Studies. [In Persian]
Gholami, Seyyed Sajjad/ Ruhi Brandagh, Kavos/ Haji Khani, Ali. (2017). "Analysis of the intertextual connection of the verse of Obedience with the most important verses of Wilayat and Virtues of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them)", Qur'an and Hadith Science Research, No. 37. [In Persian]
Jafari Fesharaki, Neda. (2018). Comparison of the examples of Auli-Amar in the narrative interpretations of the Fariqin (Auli-Amar, in the history of the comparative study of the narrative interpretations of the Al-Furiqin), Hadith teachings, No. 5. [In Persian]
Javadi Amoli, Abdullah (2000), Tasnim, vol. 19, Qom, Esra. [In Persian]
Khomeini, Seyyed Mustafa (1996), Three Letters of the State of Fiqh, first edition, Tehran, Imam Khomeini Institute for editing and publishing works. [In Persian]
Karbalai Pazouki, Ali (2012), Velayat-e-Faqih, Background, Evidences and Limits of Authority, First Edition, Qom, Ma’arif Publishing House. [In Persian]
Moulaei Nia, Ezzatullah/ Nouri, Shahid Bano/ Maleki, Betul. (2013). "Velayat verses in Fariqin's researches; Doubts and Answers", Comparative Studies of Qur'an and Hadith, No. 3. [In Persian]
Najarzadegan, Fethullah/ Shahidi, Ruhollah/ Tavasol, Seyedah Razieh. (2016). "Comparative study of the semantics of Auli al-Amr in verses 59 and 83 of Surah Nisa from the perspective of al-Furiqin", comparative interpretation researches, number 6. [In Persian]
Sobhani Fakhr, Qasim/ Siavashi, Karam. (2011). "Comparative interpretation of the first instance of Uli al-Amr in the verse of Obedience", Tafsir Studies, No. 12. [In Persian]
Sharif Morteza, Ali bin Hossein Al Mousavi. (1989). Al-Shafi fi al-Ama, second edition, Qom: Ismailian Institute. [In Persian]
Tabatabaei, Mohammad Hossein. (1994). Translation of Tafsir al-Mizan, translated by Mohammad Baqer Mousavi, fifth edition, Qom: Qom seminary community, Islamic publishing office. [In Persian]
Tabarsi, Fazl bin Hasan. (N.D.). Translation of Tafsir Majam al-Bayan, translated by Hossein Nouri Hamdani, researched by: Mohammad Meftah, first edition, Tehran: Farahani. [In Persian]
Tabari, Muhammad bin Jarir. (1992). Jami al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Qur'an (Tafseer al-Tabari), first edition, Beirut: Dar al-Marafa. [In Arabic]
Tusi, Muhammad bin Hassan. (N.D.). Al-Tabyan fi Tafsir al-Qur'an, corrected by: Ahmad Habib Ameli, first edition, Beirut: Dar Ahya Al-Trath al-Arabi. [In Arabic]
Zamakhshari, Mahmoud bin Omar. (1987) Al-Kashaf on the facts of Ghawamaz al-Tanzil and Ayun al-Aghawil fi wajoh al-Taawil, corrected by: Mustafa Hossein Ahmad, Beirut: Dar al-Katab al-Arabi, third edition. [In Arabic]