The Role of the Context in Interpreting the Tabligh Verse

Shias and Sunnis have a lot of commonalities in interpreting Tabligh verse, which helps us understand the meaning of the verse easier, but opinion is divided on determining what Prophet Mohammad(Pbuh) in this verse was assigned to publicize. God ‘s threat and His promise to keep Prophet Mohammad(Pbuh) safe make this verse important enough to study. This verse is one of the Shias’ reasons for proving the Velayat of Imam Ali (Pbuh) based on the reasons from the Quran and hadiths .Theses implications have been explained in different ways. One of the implications which little attention has been paid to is lack of attention to the context of the verse and its impact on the appearance and meaning of the verse. Investigating the context as well as the internal evidence of the verse leads us to Velayat of Imam Ali (Pbuh). And with a bit of reflection on the context of the verse, we note that these verses have a profound connection with each other.