Abstract:
In the verses 91, 92, and 95 of Surah Hijr, the Holy Qur'an mentions three groups, "muqtasimīn", " i`ḍīn" and "mustahzi`īn", respectively. The commentators, after identifying the examples of these words, have expressed different views as follows: Some consider the meaning of "muqtasimīn" and "i`ḍīn" to be Jews and Christians who divided the Qur'an and believed in the verses that agreed with their beliefs and disbelieved in what was against their beliefs. Some other have considered the polytheists of Quraysh as the examples of those two who divided the Holy Quran and considered part of it to be magic, priesthood, legends of the past and part of it as fabricated, or polytheists who knew the Quran as being slanders and divided and analyzed the rules of the Quran. Some other commentators, regardless of the context of the verses, have introduced the people of Saleh, the prophet, as the example for them. In the present article, an attempt has been made to investigate different viewpoints on the examples of " muqtasimīn ", "i`ḍīn" and "mustahzi`īn" using the method of description and content analysis. The result of the research shows that these words are conceptually related and their examples are the infidels of Quraish; The same group that during the Prophet's mission under the leadership of Walid ibn Mughairi harassed the Holy Prophet and the Holy Qur'an mentions them as "mustahzi`īn".
Machine summary:
Commentators have expressed various views in identifying the instances of these terms as follows: some consider the meaning of "Muqassimun" and "Udhayn" to be the Jews and Christians who divided the Quran, believing in the verses that aligned with their beliefs and disbelieving in those that contradicted them; others have identified them as the polytheists of Quraish, who divided the Holy Quran, considering part of it to be magic, the divination of ancestors, or fabricated, or polytheists who believed that fabrications had been introduced to the Quran and engaged in the division and fragmentation of its rulings; some other commentators, without regard to the context of the verses, have identified them as the people of Prophet Salih (AS).
The results of the research show that these terms have a conceptual connection and their instance is the disbelievers of Quraish; the same group that, under the leadership of Walid ibn al-Mughira, harassed the Prophet (PBUH) during his mission, and whom the Holy Quran has referred to as "Mustahzi'in".
Therefore, considering the context of the verses, they consider the instances of "Muqassimun" and "Udhayn" to be the People of the Book, but with the difference that they divided the People of the Book into various groups and expressed different viewpoints, which can be summarized as follows: The People of the Book fragmented the Holy Quran out of mockery; they believed in the part that was consistent with their beliefs and set aside the part that was contrary to their beliefs.
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