The Validity of understanding and interpreting the holy Quran by other than the Immaculate Imams according to Shiite Traditions

Whether understanding and interpreting the holy Quran by the other than the immaculate Imams is valid or it is restricted to the immaculate is one of the subjects of disagreement among the Shiite theologians and traditionists. Those who believe in the validity of the understanding and interpretation of the holy Quran by other than the immaculate Imams as evidence refer to some traditions. In this article the researchers discuss the meaning of some of these traditions, traditions which order people to stick to the Quran, discuss the position of the Quran in judgment, show that the essential requirement of all conditions is their agreement with the holy Quran, explain that the Immaculate Imams turn to the Quran in reproaching a person, stress the necessity of judging the traditions according to the holy Quran, teach the way of understanding the Quran and inferring the religious terms from the verses, teach how to discern the best meaning of the Quran for people other than the immaculate Imams, and indicate the authority of the interpretation of the Imams of the holy Quran.