Comparative analysis of the components of the strong covenant in verses 7-15 of Surah Al-Ahzab from the perspective of Shiite and Sunni commentators

An accurate understanding of religious texts requires careful analysis of the interpretations and terms used in them. Individual disagreements about certain components of speech suggest the possibility that different tendencies and schools of thought may be reflected in their interpretive views. Therefore, it is necessary to take a deep look at resolving the dispute, and on the other hand, in the absence of differences and similarities in the interpretation of the verses, the ineffectiveness of different tendencies in their interpretation must be accepted. This necessitates a comparative study of the opinions of commentators with different interpretive schools and religions. Accordingly, the present study analyzes the key components in the views of Shiite and Sunni commentators, following verses 7-15 of  Surah Al-Ahzab, with a partial comparative approach and descriptive-analytical method, and expresses the differences and commonalities in these commentary books. The results of this study confirm the similarity of the opinions of the commentators under some components such as "divine help" and "weakness of faith of the hypocrites".  At the same time, it indicates a general or partial difference in their views to explain components such as "thick covenant", "truth" and "extreme fear".