Shahid Baqir Sadr's Innovations in Conventional Combination

One of the issues about which Shahid Baqir Sadr has adopted a relatively distinct approach in terms of method and content is al-Jama al-'Urfi which is roughly translated as conventional combination. Some of the particular features of this approach is the oneness of the criterion on the basis of qariniyah (contextuality), uniformity of all instances and differentiation of the criterion which serve as the substantiating tools of it. Generalizing qariniyah in all the instances of conventional combination, Shahid Sadr defines hukumat (lit. governance), taqyid (restriction), takhsis (specification) and azhariyat (to be more expressive) as tools of exploration of qariniyah. On this basis, qariniyah serves as the basis for keeping one's hands off the apparent meaning of a general, absolute but governed reason as opposed to the restricted, limited and governing one. Thus, hukumat, taqyid and takhsis are mechanisms which the speaker uses to convey his meanings within a conventional conversation system. Without heeding qariniyah and its function in these examples, overlooking the apparent meaning lacks any corroboration or reason whatsoever.