Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• tahereh mokhtari pour
• hoseyn alavi mehr

Abstract

As two pillars of the Qur’anic exegesis, the style and context of revelation have long held the attention of Shiite and Sunni commentators of the Qur’an. Undoubtedly, the context of revelation should be compatible with the style to gain reliability and credence. This paper studies their impact on understanding the Qur’an and compares Al-e Imran’s contexts of revelation in Shiite and Sunni exegeses of the Qur’an to determine their reliability and compatibility with the style. This is a comparative-analytic textological study. If there be compatibility between the context of revelation and style, the commentator would use the context of revelation to understand the Qur’anic verses.

Keywords

• Qur’anic exegesis
• Style
• context of revelation
• lack of contradiction