Al-Aḥādīth al-Shāriḥah: Their Types and Status among Shi'a Exegetes in Expounding Qur'anic Vocabulary (Focusing on the First Ten Parts of the Holy Qur'an as a Case Study)

Al-Aḥādīth al-Shāriḥah or Clarifying Hadiths constitute one of the primary sources employed by Shi’a scholars for interpreting Qur’anic terminology. The Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) placed significant emphasis on clarifying Qur’anic terms through diverse methods. This study examines the extent to which Shi’a exegetes have relied on exegetical narrations by analyzing their various forms and categorizing them within a descriptive-analytical framework, with a particular focus on the first ten parts of the Holy Qur’an. The central question of this research revolves around the nature of these hadiths within the Shi’a tradition and the level of confidence exegetes place in them for interpreting the Qur’an. To address this, key Shi’a exegetical and hadith sources have been analyzed. The findings of this study reveal two primary conclusions: First, these narrations exhibit remarkable diversity, highlighting their great significance to both the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) and Shi’a exegetical scholarship. Second, they can be classified into approximately twenty distinct categories, the most prominent of which include: specifying the referents of words (the most common type), explaining them by describing their attributes, providing synonyms as done in lexicons, citing other Qur’anic verses, elucidating the reasons behind their names, differentiating between similar words, clarifying them through external realities, corroborating them with other hadiths, interpreting them as religious concepts, mentioning their antonyms, and highlighting their branches and various connotations, among others.

کلیدواژه ها:

exegetical hadiths ، Qur’anic Terms ، First Ten Parts of the Qur’an ، Shi’a