Study of  Doubts of Qquranic Researches

Study of Doubts of Qquranic Researches

Critique of the article "The hands of Abu Lahab and the gazelle of the Kaaba" by Eri Rubin

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Soheila Jalali kondori Associate Professor of Quranic Studies and Hadith, Department of Quranic Studies and Hadith, Faculty of Theology Alzahra University Tehran,Iran
10.22034/sdqr.2025.135923
Abstract
In the Holy Qur'an, various expressions have been used to rebuke the enemies of Islam, but the most severe of these rebukes for naming the rebuked person and unique interpretation throughout this divine word has been mentioned in Surah Tibet to the point that some Orientalists pay attention to it. And the phrase at the beginning of the surah refers to a story that has been neglected by Muslim commentators. In order to explain the verse "Tibetan Yada Abilahb and Tab", this study examines the article "The Hands of Abu Lahab and the Gazelle of the Kaaba" written by Ari Rubin using the library method. Rubin relates this verse to the theft of the Kaaba gazelle by Abu Lahab. However, assuming that this story is true, the verse in question cannot be referred to it, because it imposes an enforceable sentence on Abu Lahab (amputation of the hands) which is not actually carried out, and this is a kind of delusion. It is the rule of Islam. Moreover, considering that the oldest source of this story is the poem of Hasan ibn Thabit, which was addressed to Harith ibn Umar and not Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib, the principle of the connection between this verse and the theft of the gazelle of the Kaaba is denied.
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  • Receive Date 02 September 2020
  • Revise Date 03 April 2021
  • Accept Date 30 August 2021