Examining the Denotation of 53th Verse of the Surah Fusselat to the Seddiqin Argument

Some philosophers and Exegetes believe that the phrase "is not enough for your Lord that He is witness on everything" (Quran 41: 53) denotes to the Seddiqin Argument. As to how this implies, there are three versions that all three are based on out-text and text presuppositions that cannot be verified. In this paper, after reviewing the background of this interpretation, three versions have been examined with regard to the presuppositions. One of these versions is a new version proposed by Allamah Tabatabaei (RA) and welcomed by Ayatollah Javadi Amoli that is based on the fact that the term "witness" (Shahid) means "witnessed" (Mashhud). In criticizing this version, the arguments stated for proving the denotation of the word "shahid" to "mashhud" has been criticized. The result of this discussions show that this passage cannot denote to the Seddiqin Argument.