Typology of Quranic Citations in Seven Selected Descriptions of Nahj Al-Balaghah and Their Comparative Analysis (Case Study of The First Fifty Sermons)

Due to the fusion of the words of Imam Ali (A.S.) with the Qur'an, and the fact that the Qur'an is related to ahl al-bayt according to the noble hadith of Sakhalin, the general theme of Nahj al-Balaghah is also Qur'anic. Therefore, the Qur'an is one of the most useful sources for understanding the words of the Imam. For this reason, numerous commentaries of Nahj al-Balaghah have benefited from Qur'anic citations. The present article, with the aim of better understanding the explanations and explaining the influence of Nahj al-Balagheh commentators on the Qur'an, examines the Qur'anic citations of the commentators and the typology of these citations. For this purpose, the descriptive-analytical method and statistical tools and tables have been used. The description of the first 50 sermons of Nahj al-Balaghah from the descriptions of the Maearij Nahj al-Balaghah, Ibn Abi al-Hadid, Ibn Meysam, Tanbih al-Ghaflin, Abdu, Fi Zalal Nahj al-Balaghah and Sharh Minhaj al-Bara'a Khoi has been searched and examined. The statistical analysis results of the article were represented in the form of quantitative tables and qualitative explanations. Findings indicated that the quality and quantity of using Quranic evidence in the studied descriptions are different. In terms of quantity, the commentaries of Minhaj al-Bara'a Khoi and Ibn Maysam had the most citation about Qur'an. In contrast, the commentary of Sheikh Muhammad Abduh had the least Qur'anic evidence. Qualitatively, there was a significant relationship between the commentator's general approach and the amount of his Quranic citations.