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A Typology of People Groups in the Structure of the People of Noah Based on Al-Mīzān Commentary
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Alireza Sharif *1   , Seyed mahdi Sajadi2 |
1- PhD in Qur’anic Sciences and Hadith, Tehran Central Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran and Member of the Research Group of Qur’anic Studies of Civilization and Mahdism, Arbaeen Strategic Think Tank, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Iran (Corresponding Author). , ali.sharif.90@alumni.ut.ac.ir
2- Level Three Seminary Student, Meshkat Seminary, Tehran, Iran. |
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Studying analogous social challenges in previous historical periods provides a constructive approach to reform contemporary socio-religious crises. The findings of this study indicate notable similarities between the society of Noah’s era and modern society, particularly in tendencies toward non-material sciences, satanic worship, and non-monotheistic belief systems. By analyzing the social structure of Noah’s community-comprising humans, jinn, and beings referred to as Nasnās-and drawing primarily on Al-Mīzān fī Tafsīr al-Qur’an by ʿAllāmah Ṭabāṭabāʾī, this research seeks to present a conceptual model for inviting contemporary society toward monotheism. Certain groups within that society were inherently unreceptive to guidance, while others posed serious challenges for an Ulū al-ʿAzm prophet. Through data analysis concerning individuals and social groups among Noah’s people, examination of their behavioral characteristics and distinguishing features, and reflective engagement with Qur’anic verses, this study undertakes a chronological reconstruction of events and identifies the typologies that played influential roles in the occurrences of Noah’s era. Employing the social–theological approach of Al-Mīzān facilitates access to these findings. Based on contextual analysis of verses and semantic investigation of key terms, this article argues that the verse “There is no compulsion in religion” (Qur’an 2:256) does not signify the absence of obligation in accepting religion; rather, it indicates that religious teachings-doctrinal, devotional, and ethical-are harmonious with human nature and entail no inherent hardship or contradiction with innate disposition. This interpretation is reinforced by the phrase “Indeed, the right path has become distinct from error” and its semantic affinity with the verse “He has not placed upon you any hardship in religion” (Qur’an 22:78). |
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| Keywords: nn, Nasnās, The Flood of Noah, Al-Kāfirīn Dayyār, Tafsīr of Sūrat Nūḥ, Supplications of Noah, The People of Noah. |
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Received: 2025/05/17 | Accepted: 2025/09/2 | Published: 2026/02/10
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