Sadr al-Mutuallehin Shirazi on Exoteric and Eroteric Interpretation (Tafsir and Ta'wil)

The main issue discussed in this article is the view point of Mulla Sadra, the philosopher and exegete, on esoteric and exoteric interpretation of Qur'an. Studying his works, particularly the exegetical ones such as Tafsir al-Quran and Mafatih al-Gayb, displays that in the exegetical system of this shiite esoterical philosopher, the real interpretation is the esoteric one while insisting on the "priority of the apparent meaning", he has a strong tendency towards the esoteric meanings of Quran. In this review the abstruse is reach through what is apparent of the verses.