Studying Ayatullah Seyyed Muhammad Hosein FazloUah 's approach to interpretive traditions in "Men Wahy al-Quran"exegesis

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Associate professor of Tarbiat Modarres

2 Muhammad Najafi

Abstract

"Men Wahy al-Quran" exegesis written by Seyyed Muhammad Hosein
Fazlollah, an intellectual Shiite jurisprudent, is one of the contemporary
rationalistic interpretations of Quran. Having a rationalistic and analytic
approach are of the most important characteristics of this commentary.
Fazlollah has intellectually criticized a great number of interpretive hadithes
to the point where at times his criticisms and comments of the matter reach
as much as six points. He emphasizes on criticizing the hadith text and
confirming it by comparing with Quran. Alike Allameh Tabatabaee, he does
not consider hadith authorized in interpreting Quran, inharmonious though this assumption of Fazlollah may seem with a number of his other
assumptions. H is avoiding israilliyat and poor and faked hadithes is detected
everywhere in his exegesis. H is odd viewpoints deserve reflection and his
innovative interpretations can put forth a way to get through much of the
existing problems within Islamic Communities.
 

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