A comparative study of the fundamentals of the method of interpreting the Quran to the Quran in interpretations

Subject Areas : Quarterly Sabzevaran Fadak

Masoumeh Mahdovian Rad ¹ , Hosein Khoshdel Mofrad ^{2 *} , محمد ناصحی ³

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2 - استادیار گروه معارف اسلامی، دانشکده علوم انسانی، واحد کاشان، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، کاشان، ایران
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Received: 2024-11-19 Accepted : 2024-12-25 Published : 2025-06-22

Keywords: : interpretation of the Qur'an to the Qur'an, Shia foundations, Sunni foundations, Tabatabaei, Javadi Amoli, Abdul Karim Khatib,

Abstract :

Interpreting the Quran through the Quran has emerged as an interpretative method in the last century, employed by both Shia and Sunni commentators with distinct principles and foundations. Notable scholars like Allameh Tabatabai and Ayatollah Javadi Amoli from the Shia tradition, and Abdul Karim Khatib and Shanqiti from the Sunni tradition, have utilized this approach. Through studying interpretations written using this method, both common and divergent principles among Shia and Sunni commentators become apparent. The key principles include the correlation between Quranic chapters and verses, the universal comprehensibility of the Quran, the validity of reason in understanding the Quran, the authority of Quranic appearances, the independence of Quranic mediation, the luminosity of the Quran, its comprehensive explanatory nature, and the thematic unity of Quranic chapters. This library-based research has examined, analyzed, and critiqued these principles while addressing various criticisms. The final conclusion demonstrates that interpreting the Quran through the Quran is the most practical and perhaps the only solid interpretative method whose theoretical foundation exists within the Holy Quran itself.

This interpretative method, relying on its coherent principles, provides a reliable path for accurate Quranic understanding. Its distinction from other interpretative methods lies in its comprehensive and self-sufficient approach to the Quran. This method helps audiences achieve Quranic understanding through a precise and credible approach.

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