Razavi University of Islamic Sciences Quranic Doctrines 2251-9378 22 41 2025 06 22 Comparative Analysis of the Views of Sheikh Tusi and Ayatollah Ma'refat Regarding Abrogation in the Holy Quran Comparative Analysis of the Views of Sheikh Tusi and Ayatollah Ma'refat Regarding Abrogation in the Holy Quran 289 312 2030 10.30513/qd.2025.6728.2492 FA Ali Asghar Akhoondi Corresponding Author,Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran Ali Asghar Nasiri Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran Naser Antighechi Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran Journal Article 2025 01 23 The concept of abrogation (naskh) has been one of the most significant and contentious issues in the fields of Quranic interpretation, Quranic sciences, and Islamic jurisprudential principles throughout the history. A review of the existing literature reveals that few studies have been conducted to comprehensively examine the similarities and differences between the perspectives of major scholars on this topic. This study employs a descriptive-analytical method to conduct a comparative analysis of the views of Sheikh Tusi, presented in the first comprehensive Shia exegesis Al-Tibyān fī Tafsīr al-Quran, and Ayatollah Ma‘rifat, outlined in the first comprehensive collection of Shia Quranic sciences Al-Tamhīd fī 'Ulūm al-Quran. The findings indicate that, while Ayatollah Ma‘rifat aligns with Sheikh Tusi in most theoretical aspects of abrogation, he diverges in two categories: "abrogation of the text without the ruling" and "abrogation of both the text and the ruling," where he denies the occurrence of abrogation. Moreover, Ayatollah Ma‘rifat introduces innovative classifications, such as "conditional abrogation" and "gradual abrogation," adapting the concept to contemporary socio-temporal contexts. On the exegetical level, despite shared views on the abrogation of certain verses, Ayatollah Ma‘rifat disagrees with Sheikh Tusi regarding verses such as 2:240 and 2:109 of Surah Al-Baqarah, rejecting their abrogation. This study emphasizes the importance of revisiting the concept of abrogation to better articulate the relationships among Quranic rulings. The concept of abrogation (naskh) has been one of the most significant and contentious issues in the fields of Quranic interpretation, Quranic sciences, and Islamic jurisprudential principles throughout the history. A review of the existing literature reveals that few studies have been conducted to comprehensively examine the similarities and differences between the perspectives of major scholars on this topic. This study employs a descriptive-analytical method to conduct a comparative analysis of the views of Sheikh Tusi, presented in the first comprehensive Shia exegesis Al-Tibyān fī Tafsīr al-Quran, and Ayatollah Ma‘rifat, outlined in the first comprehensive collection of Shia Quranic sciences Al-Tamhīd fī 'Ulūm al-Quran. The findings indicate that, while Ayatollah Ma‘rifat aligns with Sheikh Tusi in most theoretical aspects of abrogation, he diverges in two categories: "abrogation of the text without the ruling" and "abrogation of both the text and the ruling," where he denies the occurrence of abrogation. Moreover, Ayatollah Ma‘rifat introduces innovative classifications, such as "conditional abrogation" and "gradual abrogation," adapting the concept to contemporary socio-temporal contexts. On the exegetical level, despite shared views on the abrogation of certain verses, Ayatollah Ma‘rifat disagrees with Sheikh Tusi regarding verses such as 2:240 and 2:109 of Surah Al-Baqarah, rejecting their abrogation. This study emphasizes the importance of revisiting the concept of abrogation to better articulate the relationships among Quranic rulings. https://qd.razavi.ac.ir/article_2030_acee26232131793ea86186241faac864.pdf