Lexical and Literary Exegeses of the Quran in the Infallible Imam's Hadiths

One of the oldest methods in producing Quran exegesis is elucidating the literal and literary aspects of the Quranic text. In the Quran exegeses developed by the Infallible Imams there are numerous instances in which they clarified the literal meaning and/or literary aspects discernible in the verses concerned; hence, they explicated the literary as well as rhetorical hints, gave synonyms of certain key words, and paraphrased the verses in question. They produced Quran exegesis in this manner. The present study aims to display some such noticeable exegeses as produced and elaborated by the Infallible Imams. It seeks to highlight the legitimacy and soundness of this method of Quran exegesis. Besides, it maintains that it was an established modus operandi as practiced by the Infallible Imams.