A Critical Study of Master Hakimi's Approach to Ta`wīl on the Basis of Allameh Tabataba`i`s View

Examining the role of ta`wīl in understanding religious texts and passing from the appearances of the words of Quranic verses has been one of the most challenging issues for Muslim scholars. In the last century, appearance of the school of tafkīk, and specifically denial of ta`wīl and emphasis on the necessity of the purity of the appearances of Qur'anic texts, has led to two poles of proponents and opponents of ta`wīl in the field of religious studies. This article examines the issue with an analytic method and library-based technique and compared of the works of professor Hakimi and Allameh Tabatabai in the field. The findings indicate maximum difference between the two views in the type and method of explanation. Also, due to the revelation`s state of being of various levels, no sect or school has escaped from ta`wīl. The way to separate the appearances of religious texts to avoid ta`wīl will remain an impractical idea and dream.