Critical Studies on the Quranic Exegesis

Critical Studies on the Quranic Exegesis

Taʿwīl Narrations about Imam ʿAli (as) In Surah Āl ʿImran

Document Type : Original article

Author
Mohammad Hadi Qahhari Kermani
Assistant professor in Islamic Theology, Faculty of Islamic Theology and Law, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran.
Abstract
One of the teachings of the Ahl al-Bayt (as) in expressing the cognitions of the Holy Ḳurʾān is to open a new gate in harmony with Era called Taʿwīl. The verses of the Qurʿān, in addition to what is taken from their appearance, also have Taʿwīl. The best way to achieve the Taʿwīl of the Qurʿān is through the Ahl al-Bayt (as) because according to the Hadith of the Two Treasures (Al-Thaqalayn), the Ahl al-Bayt (as) are considered as the equivalent of the Qurʿān. In many narrations of Ahl al-Bayt (as), the interpretation of Ḳurʾānic verses has been mentioned. In the present study, the aim is to answer the question: "What kind of Taʿwīl have been made towards Imam ʿAli (as) in the Taʿwīl narrations of Surah Āl-Imran?" Based on the idiomatic meaning of Quranic interpretation in verses and narrations, Taʿwīl narrations related to Imam Ali (as) were extracted from the Taʿwīl narrations of Surah Al-Imran, and using the descriptive-analytical method, it was determined as follows: There are five types of Taʿwīl in these narrations about that Imam: the innate meaning of the verse, the innate of the verse, the complete meaning of the application or generality of the verse, the realization of the meanings of the verse and the meaning of the similar verse.
 
Keywords
Interpretation of the Qurʿān
types of interpretation of the Qurʿān
interpretive narration
ʿAlī b
Abī Ṭālib(as)
Surah Al-Imran
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  • Receive Date 27 May 2021
  • Revise Date 19 January 2022
  • Accept Date 21 September 2021