Sensemaking to Life by Accepting Pattern From the Guiding and Educational Teachings of Qurʾānic Stories (Case Study: The Story of the Companions of the Cave)
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M.A. in Quran and Hadith Studies, Farhangian University.
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Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Farhangian University, Ayatollah Taleqani Branch, Qom, Iran.
10.61186/qae.2024.1707.1103
Abstract
Accepting pattern (exemplar) from the guiding and educational teachings of the Qurʾānic story of Companions of the Cave or ʾAṣḥāb al-Kahf (Arabic: أَصْحَابُ الکَهْف) to give meaning to life is the main purpose of this research, and accordingly, the most fundamental question is as follows: How can we have an example from the guidance and educational teachings of the story of the Companions of the Cave to give meaning to life? The data collection in this study was done by note-taking tool and the library method, which was investigated by surveying the three stages of description, analysis, and explanation (interpretation) of this issue. The findings of the research showed that the purpose of the Qurʾān in telling stories is to learn from the fate of the ancients, and the ultimate purpose of waking (resurrecting) the Companions of the Cave is to prove the truth of the resurrection by showing Allah’s power in resurrecting the dead. Other findings include: the breaking of temporal unity, the objective description of events, realism, the need to rise up for the truth and perseverance against the deviant culture, migration and the reward of monotheistic immigrants, human responsibility and the place of free will. The most prominent result of the research is that: It is possible to provide a healthy life and on the path to God’s satisfaction by choosing Qurʾānic stories as patterns and simulating with human life.
Koolivand, H. and Rafiʿi, M. (2021). Sensemaking to Life by Accepting Pattern From the Guiding and Educational Teachings of Qurʾānic Stories (Case Study: The Story of the Companions of the Cave). , 3(1), 119-138. doi: 10.61186/qae.2024.1707.1103
MLA
Koolivand, H. , and Rafiʿi, M. . "Sensemaking to Life by Accepting Pattern From the Guiding and Educational Teachings of Qurʾānic Stories (Case Study: The Story of the Companions of the Cave)", , 3, 1, 2021, 119-138. doi: 10.61186/qae.2024.1707.1103
HARVARD
Koolivand, H., Rafiʿi, M. (2021). 'Sensemaking to Life by Accepting Pattern From the Guiding and Educational Teachings of Qurʾānic Stories (Case Study: The Story of the Companions of the Cave)', , 3(1), pp. 119-138. doi: 10.61186/qae.2024.1707.1103
CHICAGO
H. Koolivand and M. Rafiʿi, "Sensemaking to Life by Accepting Pattern From the Guiding and Educational Teachings of Qurʾānic Stories (Case Study: The Story of the Companions of the Cave)," , 3 1 (2021): 119-138, doi: 10.61186/qae.2024.1707.1103
VANCOUVER
Koolivand, H., Rafiʿi, M. Sensemaking to Life by Accepting Pattern From the Guiding and Educational Teachings of Qurʾānic Stories (Case Study: The Story of the Companions of the Cave). , 2021; 3(1): 119-138. doi: 10.61186/qae.2024.1707.1103