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In the exegetical hadith of Ahl al-Bayt (a), explicating the meaning of legal verses and answering the related jurisprudential questions is a predominant theme. In addition to the methodology of interpreting the Quran by the Quran, the Imams (a) would use the sayings of the Prophet (s) or other Imams (a) in their exegesis, which can be regarded as a type of hadith-based exegesis. | In the exegetical hadith of Ahl al-Bayt (a), explicating the meaning of legal verses and answering the related jurisprudential questions is a predominant theme. In addition to the methodology of interpreting the Quran by the Quran, the Imams (a) would use the sayings of the Prophet (s) or other Imams (a) in their exegesis, which can be regarded as a type of hadith-based exegesis. | ||
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There is a variety of opinions among the commentators and scholars of Quranic studies on the meaning of | {{Main|Ta'wil}} | ||
In later periods, many scholars defined | There is a variety of opinions among the commentators and scholars of Quranic studies on the meaning of ta'wil and its difference from tafsir. Some scholars consider both terms to have the same meaning. This opinion is attributed to early [[exegete]]s. However, one can find differences between tafsir and ta'wil in the works of [[Muqatil b. Sulayman]] (d. 150/767), [[al-Tabari]] (d. 310/922), and [[Maturidi]] (d. 333/944). | ||
In later periods, many scholars defined ta'wil differently from tafsir: they limited tafsir to discussions on the exoteric meanings of the Quran and reserved ta'wil for discussions of its esoteric meanings. According to some scholars, tafsir deals with definite indications of the Quran, whereas ta'wil deals with its conjectural indications. Other scholars consider retelling what is found clearly in the Quran or [[Sunna]] to be tafsir and scholarly explanations of the ambiguous parts of the Quran to be ta'wil. | |||
==Disciplines, Sources, and Rules== | ==Disciplines, Sources, and Rules== | ||