Extending the Judgment of  Alājīyah Traditions to the Conflict of Readings (Qarā āt) from the Viewpoint of the Shi ite Jurists and Legal Theoreticians (Uṣūlīs)

Sometimes disagreement in regards to reading a Qur’ānic verse has resulted in a paradoxical judgment and this occurs in traditions, as well. But the way in which one can consider paradoxical verses arises from the so-called ‘Alājīyah traditions. The question that arises here is as follows: can the rules presented by these evidences be also extended to the paradoxical readings? If so, what are their preconditions? What was the Shi’ite uṣūlīs and jurists’ approaches towards these rules in regards to paradoxical readings? This research tries to explain necessary conditions of the rules of ‘Alājīyah traditions concerning paradoxical readings and how to implement these rules in paradoxical readings. The solution of two conflict readings like that of conflict traditions has been considered on the basis of ‘Alājīyah traditions. Thus, combination, preference, and adoption are some solutions which have been entered to conflict readings by uṣūlīs. Shi’ite jurists, however, have shown caution and considered these solutions along with other juridical reasons.