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SUBJECT & OBJECTIVES:  Faith and righteous deeds are common concepts in the Holy Qur’an that are often used together. Hence, the question is to know what results can be obtained in life with faith and righteous deeds. This question includes benefit and purpose, earthly or supernatural consequences, immediate or delayed results, and individual and social effects. METHOD & FINDING: The article benefitted from a logical-analytical method. Conceptual, propositional, and systemic approaches analyzed the lifestyle and the relationship between belief and righteous deeds in the exegeses (Tafasir) of the Qur’an. Furthermore, this article used the comparative approach to classify the exegetical perspectives. Various studies have been applied in the article including the study of the effects of faith and righteous deeds, the connection between faith and righteous deeds as well as their impacts and consequences through establishing cause and effect between faith and righteous deeds as well as implications and proposal of a hypothesis that would require a methodological approach to the study. CONCLUSION: Faith and righteous deeds are the two wings of human promotion to attain humanity, and understand the Caliphate of God. To achieve purpose and dignity in the teachings of the Holy Qur’an, righteous deeds are the outward reflection of true faith. The combination and impact of the two vital elements of faith and righteous deeds in the soul and personality of man is stable.

“Individualization” (Tafarrud), a fundamental principle of education, means that a person, despite similarities with his fellows, has psychological characteristics and unique abilities that distinguish him from others. It is important to pay attention to this principle in identifying the talents and abilities of people and their proper direction for correct education. This article investigates the role of the principle of "individualization" in education from the perspective of the Qur’an and Hadith and examines its position in education based on a descriptive-analytical method. Findings show that the differences between people are divided into two categories, individual and group differences, and for individual differences, there are two concepts of inter-individual and intra-individual differences. People have inter-individual differences in terms of faith, knowledge, talents and abilities, emotions, and feelings. In addition, in terms of differences in abilities and talents in a person, they have intra-individual differences. Also, there are social differences in terms of social position, gender, geographical location, etc., so that paying attention to these differences is effective in the formation of correct education. Therefore, in educational matters, in order to achieve educational goals, attention should be paid to individual and social differences.

Exegetical theories of human knowledge include human understanding of the divine word. No textual theory is formed in a vacuum. The prominent events and currents in the society, both political and cultural, create discourses in the society. Social events such as Marxism, liberalism, nationalism and other schools, the formation of international institutions and human rights, the occurrence of religious reformism, the fight against colonialism in Islamic countries, etc. during the last century created discourses in the society that caused changes in scientific attitudes and human and Islamic sciences, and then, the interpretation of the Qur'an. Compared to the traditional interpretation of the past fourteen centuries, these discourses placed in the form of a re-thinking or new-thinking interpretation. According to the claim of the immortality of the Qur'an, this validity is responsible for its relevance to the times. The interpretation and reading of the Qur'an is responsible for this update. Therefore, this article tries to refer to the effective discourses in recent centuries with the help of social issues and analytical approach and to measure the reflection of these discourses and the new and innovative opinions of commentators and researchers in the form of concrete examples of the impact of these discourses. The selected discourses are the discourse of religious reformation and return to the Qur'an, the discourse of new schools and isms, and the discourse of experimental sciences. However, there are definitely other effective discourses that cannot be discussed in this article. The purpose of this research is to gain self-awareness in discourse-oriented interpretations and attempt to conceptualize discourses. It is an attempt to provide a framework for some of the effective factors in interpretive innovation.

The existence of differences in the interpretive opinions of Muslims is undeniable, and one of the serious issues in exegetical discussions is to find the root of the differences in the opinions of commentators of the Holy Qur’an (especially in presenting traditional or modern interpretations). Commentators have different preconceptions and views on various issues, especially about some verses related to women. Some commentators have a traditional view and some have a modern view. This essay examines culture and gender and their role in providing traditional and modern interpretation. The method of collecting materials is desk study and the method of processing them is descriptive-analytical. After the investigations, it was found that different presuppositions and cultures play a role in presenting different interpretations and an example of traditional commentary about women can be seen in the commentary of Banu Amin and an example of modern interpretation can be seen in the opinions of Amina Wadud, and their opinions also had problems that were pointed out. The factors causing modern interpretations are: 1- The flourishing of human reasons; 2- Journeys; 3- meeting special people, 4- Cultural and social conditions.

Next to Islam, Jewish jurisprudence is the most extensive jurisprudence among all divine laws. "The Bible" is the most important written source and "Minhāj" is considered one of the most useful non-written sources in Jewish law. The important question of the upcoming article is that according to the special nature of Minhāj and the experiences gained from human life in different times and places, ‘Can the current realm of the authority of Minhāj in Judaism be reconciled with the realities in societies and the defined position of the Bible among the sources of Jewish law and the principle of Torah rule?’ The present study aims to identify the roots of some problems and behavioral chaos attributed to religion and to provide the necessary suggestion for method reform. The following article investigates the nature of Jewish jurisprudence and religious sources in Judaism with a descriptive-analytical method, and after studying and analyzing the position of the Bible and Minhāj and its various dimensions, it comes to the conclusion that considering the basic position of the holy book and the Torah in Judaism as the main sources of Sharia and the source of revelation, as well as the disturbing results of accepting the independent source of Minhāj throughout history, must be seriously reflected in the current territory of Minhāj.

The image of the first woman in the stories of the creation of man in all cultures has always been an inspiration and has had an impact on the current idea of ​​women and femininity in every culture. This first mother, who is called Eve in Abrahamic traditions and is the first woman in the story of creation, has always been reflected in different layers of Jewish, Christian and Islamic cultures, especially in literature and art, and since Abrahamic traditions, whether in "Holy texts" and their interpretations, as well as in their cultural life, were not completely separate and distinct from each other. Some intertextualities have caused the image of Eve to be influenced by each other in these three cultures despite the differences in the holy texts in this field. The present study aims to first analyze the image of the first woman separately in the Testaments and the Qur'an, and then, in a comparative perspective, analyze the reflection of the Testament image of Eve in Christian literature and art and the reflection of the Quranic image of Eve in Islamic literature and art. The result of this analysis shows that the image of Eve in the Testaments is not free from anti-feminist myths, and the creation from the left rib, the temptation of Adam, and the guilt of Eve in descent and her punishment are depicted differently from Adam, and despite the fact that the Qur'an does not paint such a picture, But Islamic literary and artistic works are also greatly influenced by the same image and are less consistent with the Quranic image of Eve.

The study of topics related to religions, especially Abrahamic religions, has always been important and prioritized, particularly when these topics are examined in a comparative and interfaith manner. This research examines the character of Jesus Christ from the perspective of the Holy Quran and the four Gospels to determine whether divinity can be attributed to him or if, as the Holy Quran explicitly states, he was one of the great prophets of God. By analyzing the content of the four Gospels using content analysis methods, we concluded that none of these four Gospels, which are regarded as the official sources of Christianity, provide any evidence of divinity for him. Rather, he was a human, born of Mary by divine will and through the Holy Spirit, with his special mission being the guidance of the Children of Israel. Like other prophets, he performed numerous miracles, and his character possessed outstanding qualities that are also emphasized in the Holy Quran.