In the noble verse: "Muhammad (s) is the messenger of Allah … Like a (sown) seed which sends forth its shoot … " God, the Exalted, has likened the companions of the Holy Prophet (s) to a growing plant that grow through its stages gradually one after the other until it reaches a stage where it stands on its own stems. Noticing various evidences makes it clear that the religious community of the era of the Prophet, by means of conformity, is described as the fullest example of Muslims, who have gone through four evolutionary stages from the beginning of their formation to the time of dominating the geographical space of the nuzul, descent, era. Due to the wide scope of allegory, in this research, the likened, mushabbah, of " Like a (sown) seed which sends forth its shoot" has been explained. Investigations show that this honorable period refers to the beginning of the growth of Muslims in the polytheistic society of the age of descent until the time of their emergence and social development. According to the traditions of the order of revelation of the surahs, 54 surahs were revealed at this time. The present research has tried to explain the meanings of the expression by following the content of these surahs. The research approach is based on the Qur'an on which, religious authorities, the verses of the Holy Qur'an, frequent narrations, rational axioms, definitive experience, etc., are known as the arbiter of religious thoughts and practices. Keywords
Haseli Iranshahi R, Behjatpour A, Naqeeb S M. An Explanation of Mushabbah, the likened, in“Like a (sown) seed which sends forth its shoot”of the Verse 29 of Fath. مطالعات تفسیری 2022; 13 (52) : 11 URL: http://tafsir.maaref.ac.ir/article-1-2516-en.html