Document Type : Original
Author
Department of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Islamic Sciences and Research, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran
Abstract
Recognizing the "purpose of the surah" as the ultimate aim around which all its verses are organized is a key approach in the structural interpretation of the Qur'an. Surah Al-Hadid, with its coherent structure and key themes, offers significant potential for discovering this central purpose through contextual analysis. This study, using a qualitative, descriptive-analytical method, seeks an argumentative discovery of the surah's purpose based on semantic structure and verbal and conceptual coherence.
The findings show that Surah Al-Hadid consists of four main contexts: the first (verses 1–6) centered on "transcendental monotheism based on divine might and wisdom"; the second (verses 7–15) on "invitation to faith and charity in light of the ultimate end"; the third (verses 16–24) on "epistemic and attitudinal foundations of charity"; and the fourth (verses 25–29) on "the tradition of sending messengers and establishing justice."
Analysis of coherence within and between these contexts reveals that the main purpose of Surah Al-Hadid is to call people to support the mission of the messengers in establishing justice through the expenditure of wealth and self, and by aiding God and His messengers.
Keywords
- Purpose of Surah Al-Hadid
- semantic structure
- contextual coherence
- structural interpretation
- contextual analysis
- justice and equity
- expenditure of wealth and self
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