Validity of the Qur'anic Document and Validity from the Viewpoint of the Separation School (Emphasizing on Mehdi Esfahani's views)

The Qur'an is the first and foremost source in the interpretation of the teachings of Islam, the validity of which is accepted by the majority of Muslim thinkers, but historically some - whether Sunnis or Shiites like the Qur'an and the Akhbaris - in either or Both have been in doubt or denied. The school of separation led by Mirza Mehdi Esfahani has had a particular interest in the source of traditions, but has a different position on the validity of the Qur'an as the epistemic source of religion. This article will show that the separatist schools, especially their first spectrum, either questioned or denied the validity or validity of the Qur'anic scripture, or they needed it. The first part of the article explains the position of some of the schools of distinction regarding the damage to the validity of the Qur'anic document by proposing a theory of distortion and its criticism. The second part of the article is devoted to examining and criticizing their position on undermining the validity of the Qur'anic verses by focusing on such arguments as: the division of human science into divine and human, the divisive aspect of the Qur'anic traditions, the separation of texts from appearance.