Allameh Sha'rani's fundamentals and methods for Quranic interpretation

Document Type : Research Paper

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professor of Alzahra University

Abstract

Allameh Sha'rani named 'zu-l-fenun'(rnastering numerous skills), is one of the
contemporary scholars (1281-1352 A H) and authorities in different fields of
knowledge. In the field of Quranic interpretation, he has valuable comments and
editing notes on three of Shiite most prominent exegeses: Manhaj al-Sadeghin, Ruh
al-Janan and Majma al-Bayan.
In this article, some of his fundamentals and methods in this field with emphasis
on his exegetical viewpoints in these three commentaries has been examined. Exegetical fundamentals are a collection of general assessments concerning basic
Quranic issues on which exegetical methods are depended. The impact of these
fundamental can be seen in the form of 'should and should not' as exegetical
methods.
Believing in the relation between verses, Quran's Arabic language, and the
lucidity of expression along with the delicacy of Quranic statements are among his
exegetical fundamentals. For his exegetical methods , the following can be
mentioned which show the profoundness of his understanding of Quran: the
necessity of considering the literal context and the like, the authority of the apparent
meaning of verses, the priority of consensus on the apparent meaning of Quran, the
possibility of using a word for more than one meaning simultaneously, considering
the characteristics of words and that of the clauses.
 

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  • Receive Date: 31 March 2009
  • Revise Date: 02 July 2018
  • Accept Date: 02 July 2010

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