Typology and Evaluation of Critiques of Contemporary Original Research Shiite Commentators on the Views of Allameh Tabataba'i (Case Study of Surah Al-Baqarah)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

2 masterAssociate Professor of Imam Sadegh University, Tehran, Iran

3 PhD student of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

Abstract

Allameh Tabatabai's views have been widely reflected and have had a 
significant impact on contemporary Shiite Quranic works. Of course, 
contemporary Shiite commentators, in addition to widely using the views of 
the author of Al-Mizan, have also examined and criticized his views in 
significant cases. Leading research that has been done by descriptiveanalytical method and using library tools, by studying contemporary 
interpretive works, explores and extracts the arguments of commentators in 
criticizing the views of Al-Mizan author (about the verses of Surah AlBaqarah) and evaluates them. Some commentators have criticized Allameh's 
views in cases such as: what are the syllables, discovering the meanings of 
Quranic words, determining the instances of Quranic words and phrases, 
explaining the meaning and contents of verses. The most important reasons 
cited by critics are: vague reading, know the opposite, incompatibility with 
Qur'anic sources and narration, consider weak and invalid, incorrect and 
unprovable, contradiction with the meaning of verses, incompatibility with 
Qur'anic evidences and verses, lack of meaning of the verse on 
interpretation, etc. after reviewing and evaluating the opinions of critics, the 
results of the research show that most of these criticisms are invalid and face 
major harms and problems. Of course, in a few cases, the opinions of critics 
are correct and valid, and the weakness of Allameh's views is accepted. Of 
course, in a few cases, the opinions of the critics are valid and the weakness 
of Allameh's views is accepted

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