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Reconstructing the Theology of Hope in the Qur’an: An Analysis of the Theological Foundations of Rajᾱʾ in Contemporary Shiite Exegeses
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Fatemeh Alizadeh1   , Reza Mousavi *2 , Hasan Sarayloo3 , Susan Narimani4 |
1- PhD Student, Department of Theology and Islamic Studies, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran. Email: Se.alizade@iau.ac.ir, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran. Corresponding Author. Email: r3131393@iau.ac.ir, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Gonbad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran. Email: hsarayloo@minoodashtau.ac.ir, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan
4- Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran. Email: Soosan.Narimani@iau.ac.ir, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan |
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Abstract
The theology of hope in the Qur’an is grounded in a network of theological foundations which, in contemporary Shiite exegeses, have been reread with emphasis on divine mercy, wisdom, justice, knowledge, power, lordship, and acceptance of repentance. These foundations elevate religious hope beyond a merely emotional state and transform it into an epistemic and existential stance. This study aims to reconstruct the theology of hope in the Qur’an and to analyze the theological foundations of rajᾱʾ in contemporary Shiite exegeses, in order to demonstrate how knowledge of divine attributes and acts contributes to strengthening positive expectation of God and preventing despair. The present research adopts a descriptive-analytical method, with a library-based and exegetical approach. The data have been extracted from Qur’anic verses and contemporary Shiite exegetical sources and analyzed within the framework of the foundations of the theology of hope. The findings indicate that divine mercy and beauty, divine wisdom and justice, the non-wasting of righteous deeds, the educational meaning of trials and hardships, divine act-based monotheism (tawḥīd al-afʿālī), continuous lordship, God’s absolute knowledge and unlimited power, and the acceptance of repentance together constitute a set of epistemic supports for hope.
This semantic network enables the believer to understand difficult events in light of divine governance, to distance himself/herself from suspicion and despair, and to trust in a future grounded in divine grace and compensation. Based on the analysis of contemporary Shiite exegeses, rajᾱʾ in the Qur’an is not merely psychological hope; rather, it is founded upon a monotheistic understanding of God’s attributes and acts. Accordingly, divine wisdom prevents despair, provides the ground for positive expectation of God, and transforms religious hope into a stable epistemic and educational foundation.
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| Keywords: Theology of Hope, Rajᾱʾ, Divine Wisdom, Positive Expectation of God, Contemporary Shiite Exegeses |
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Received: 2026/06/10 | Accepted: 2026/07/26 | Published: 2026/10/2
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Alizadeh F, Mousavi R, Sarayloo H, Narimani S. Reconstructing the Theology of Hope in the Qur’an: An Analysis of the Theological Foundations of Rajᾱʾ in Contemporary Shiite Exegeses. سفینه 2026; 23 (92) :95-109 URL: http://safinahmagazine.ir/article-1-1730-en.html
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