A Reappraisal of Shī a Jurist's Referring to the Verses of the Holy Qur an as Evidence for the Ruling on Marriage to People of the Scripture

After mentioning different views on marriage of a Muslim man to a Christian or Jewish woman, this article has addressed as to which of these views are correct from the perspective of the Holy Qur’an. To this end, first the verses in which the prohibition of marriage to the women from among the People of the Scripture is referred to are brought up and the denotation of these verses to the subject are examined; and then, the verses contradicting this denotation are examined; and finally it has been summed up that one of the most important points studied is the inclusiveness of the word idolaters in
verse 221 of Sūrat al-Baqara to the People of the Scripture, as, given this inclusiveness, which according to the explanations mentioned in the text, the outcome of the research is against it, the contradiction of the two verses 221 of Sūrat al-Baqara and verse 10 of Sūrat al-Mumtaḥana with the verse 5 of Sūrat al-Mā’ida has been studied and concluded that the verse 5 of Sūrat al-Mā’ida has not been abrogated and the generally accepted view on this topic has been critically reviewed in bringing up the issue.