Classical and Contemporary Islamic Studies

Classical and Contemporary Islamic Studies

Criticism and Evaluation of Hannelies Koloska's View in Interpreting the Story of Prophet Jonah (AS) (Case Study: Chapter As-Saffat, Verses 139-148)

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Document Type : Scholary

Authors
علی راد 1
سید محمد موسوی مقدم 2
dordaneh alipour 3
1 Associate Professor, college of farabi, university of tehran
2 Associate professor, college of farabi, university of tehran
3 MSc. of Qur'an and Hadith Scienced, Faculty of Theology, College of Farabi, University of Tehran
10.22059/jcis.2025.398642.1433
Abstract
Prophet Jonah (AS) is one of the divine prophets whose story is purposefully told in four surahs of the Quran. The hadith of the story of Prophet Jonah (AS) in the Quran prompted Hannelies Koloska to investigate and study the origin of this story and the factors affecting it. The present article, adopting a descriptive-analytical method, is dedicated to criticizing and examining Koloska's view on the interpretation of the story of Jonah (AS) in Surah As-Saffat. Koloska's view has five main axes, which we will first examine. These five axes are: dating of the revelation, terms and concepts, central points, verses related to Surah As-Saffat, and the connection of the Quranic story of Jonah (AS) with Christian tradition and art. Under each axis, we will first explain Koloska's view and then the views of Muslim commentators. And we use it as a criterion for criticizing and evaluating Koloska's view. In the parts where the Islamic interpretations do not contain the material raised by Koloska, we have inevitably referred to other Islamic sources. By examining the terms and concepts of the story of Prophet Jonah (AS) in the Quran, Koloska has tried to explain the intertextuality between these two books.
Keywords
Prophet Jonah (AS)
Hannelies Koloska
Orientalists
Surah As-Saffat
Quranic Interpretations
Subjects
Classical and Contemporary Islamic Studies

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