پژوهش‌های تفسیر تطبیقی (May 2016)

A Comparative Study of the Interpretation of Addresses of "Ya Ayyohannabi" (O Prophet) and "Ya Ayyoharrasoul": (O Messenger) in the Holy Quran

  • Mohammad Ali Raghebi,
  • Mohsen Deleer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22091/ptt.2016.782
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 181 – 196

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Muhammad Ali Raghebi[1] Mohsen Delir[2] The Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) has been addressed in the Holy Quran by different phrases, including "Ya Ayyohannabi" (O Prophet) and "Ya Ayyoharrasoul" (O Messenger). Commentators disagree on the meaning of these two addresses and provide five different commentaries. Based on the principle of non-synonymy, it is taken for granted that almighty God has intended special meaning for these two addresses, each with distinct and different meaning. The present paper studies and reviews the relevant commentaries of two Sunni and Shia commentators systematically and comparatively and then provides a technical criticism. The research findings indicate that whenever the Holy Prophet was addressed by "O Prophet", his "scientific superiority", which is related to revelation, was intended, and whenever he was addressed by "O Messenger", his "propagating aspect" was intended. [1] Associate professor of department of the Holy Quran and hadith, University of Qom, [email protected] [2] PhD student of the sciences of the Holy Quran and hadith, University of Qom, [email protected]

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