A Critique on the Interpretation Method Based on the Revelation Order of the Quran

In the 14th century، some scholars were attracted towards the interpretation method based on the revelation order of the Quran. Their chief aim was to gain cognizance of the Quranic concepts on the basis of the wisdom which lies behind the gradual revelation of the Quranic verses since God Almighty revealed the verses of the Quran according to the cultural-social conditions of the revelation age. However، for some reasons، making use of this interpretation method is not admissible: first، by making use of this method the Divine Wisdom behind the arrangement of the verses and chapters of the Quran which is called ‘the knowledge of pertinence between the verses and chapters of the Quran’ is disregarded. Second، there is no definite opinion about the revelation order of the chapters of the Quran، let alone the verses. The same point is true about the Meccan and Medinite verses and chapters of the Quran: some chapters of the Quran were not revealed all at once; some of their verses or a large part of them were revealed at one time and the remaining part was revealed on another occasion. In some cases، a part of a chapter is Meccan and another part is Medinite.