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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Mystery of Life A Brief Study of the Qur’an The Qur’an can provide us all the truth about man - whether in the “what there is” domain or in the “what there should be” - if we attempt to understand it with a pure soul and all of our powers. It is necessary that we study as much as possible about each subject beforehand, in addition to then begin to think on the verse in the Qur’an concerning the subject.

Generally, four conditions are to be met if the immense glory of the Qur’an's verses is to be fully comprehended: ● Truly original thoughts and realistic conclusions. ● Avoiding such thoughts mixing with the concepts and perceptions of sedimentary cultures. ● Extensive study on the subject. The significance of this condition lies in the fact that once we have studied others' thoughts and opinions on a subject, our point of view about it changes.

● Studying what the Imams have said about the subject we are studying, for the Imam's knowledge and mysticism is based upon what the knew and the verses revealed upon him - their knowledge of the Qur’an, therefore, is the highest. However, some the above conditions may in some cases be more important than the others, e.g. studying the ideas and thoughts of scholars when they have given the subject particular homage, like the issue of the factors that make history.

We believe that there are two distinct groups of verses in the Qur’an in regard to the truth about the factor that brings about history. The verses of the Qur’an interpret each other, and the reasons for this are: 1- The verses of the Qur’an have been sent by God.

Whatever issue they might concern, not only do they not conflict with the other verses , they even supplement and enrich them, for they depict a part of the truth about God and the universe related to “man as he is” and “man as he should be.” If there were any contradiction among the verses of the Qur’an, its unity of meaning would fall apart and the miraculous effect would be lost. 2- The Qur’an has been studied by critics and experts on speech and philosophy ever since it was sent by God.

If they had found even the least disagreement or contradiction in it, they would have definitely made it public, especially at the time Islam had recently arisen and the idolatrous were doing their best to destroy it, for they were losing all their belief, wealth, history and culture due to Islam.