Foundations and Method of Shaykh Saduq in the Exegesis of the holy Quran

Shakh Saduq is one of the prominent Shiite jurisprudents and traditionists in the fourth century A.H. Due to his tradition- oriented nature of most of his works, he is considered as a traditionist rather than an exegete. Saduq’s exegetical work " Tafsir al Quran " has not been handed down to us. However, some of his exegetical views are traceable through his survived works. The present article is an attempt to recover the exegetical foundations and method of Shaykh Saduq through the above mentioned works. The holy and revealed nature of the book, its unique text and reading, being understandable and susceptible to interpretation, its polysemous structure and the consonance of its verses are among the most significant exegetical foundations of Shaykh Saduq. Interpretation of the Quran by the Quran, and interpretation of the Quran by Hadith or Sunnah refer to Ibn Babawayh’ s method in tradition- based interpretation of the Quran. On the other hand, literary interpretation, hermeneutic interpretation of ambiguous verses, explanation of the internal meaning of verses, stating the way of reconciling between exegetical hadiths, criticizing exegetical hadiths and exegetical views of other commentators refer to his intellectual and deduction- based method. Study of thematic interpretation, analysis of the relation between the method of interpretation of the Quran by the Quran and the hadith about Darb al Quran in Saduq’s works, study of his method in explaining Quranic vocabulary, and a survey of his theological and hadith -based approach in the process of.