Analysis of the Traditions Related to the Occasions of Revelation of Fourteen Verses in Chapter Two (Al-Baqharah, The Cow)

The traditions related to the occasions of revelation have an important and pivotal role in interpreting and explaining Quranic sciences. Unfortunately, these traditions have not been properly reviewed and analyzed in terms of their chain of transmission. Given the direct influence of these traditions on understanding and interpreting the holy Quran, their review and criticism is of particular importance. The present paper analyzes the traditions related to the occasions of revelation of seven key verses in the second chapter of the holy Quran (Al-Baqharah, the Cow). Having mentioned the verses with the occasions of revelation and relevant traditions, the paper reviews and criticizes Shia and Sunni commentator's view about these traditions. The most important reasons to deny traditions related to the occasions of revelation include incompatibility of their text with the text of the holy Quran, the existence of sound traditions, definite history, intellectual axioms, Muslim's theological necessities, and consensus.