Critique of Dhahabī’s Perspective throughout the Historical Periods of Shiʻa Exegesis with the Presentation of a New Model

The history of the Shiʻa exegesis refers to the history of writing the exegesis written by a non-infallible commentator. The main purpose of this article is to criticize Dhahabī’s perspective about Shiʻa exegesis and to explain its historical periods throughout presentation of a new model. In this model, The time periods are two stages, five ages and two steps, respectively: the period of the two stages includes: the first stage from the beginning to ۴۴۰ AH; The second stage from ۴۴۰ up to now. Five ages including: the first and second ages of the first stage from the beginning to ۹۵ AH; the third age of the first stage from ۹۵ up to ۴۴۰ AH; the first age of second stage from ۴۴۰ until ۱۰۹۱ AH; the second age of second stage from year ۱۰۹۱ AH up to now. Also, the time period of the steps of the third age includes: the first step from ۹۵ up to ۲۶۰ AH and the second step from ۲۶۰ AH to ۴۴۰. Also prominent people of each time period, respectively, are: Imam ʻAlī (AS); Saeed Ibn Jubayr, Imām Ḥassan ʻAskarī (AS), Sheykh Ṭūsī and Fayḍ Kāshānī and the time periods are two stages, five ages and two steps, respectively.