Qom University Comparative Interpretation Research 2476-4191 3 2 2017 09 23 A Comparative Study of Ma'refat and Ibn 'Ashour's Exegetic Views about the Verse of Imamate A Comparative Study of Ma'refat and Ibn 'Ashour's Exegetic Views about the Verse of Imamate 7 22 1096 10.22091/ptt.2018.2682.1269 FA Reza Moadab Professor of department of sciences of the Holy Quran and hadith, University of Qom, 0009-0009-7793-3240 Kazem Rahman Setayesh Assistant professor of department of sciences of the Holy Quran and hadith, University of Qom, 0000-0000-0000-0000 Negin Alizadeh Corresponding author, PhD student of comparative exegesis, University of Qom, 0000-0002-6759-9957 Journal Article 2017 12 05 The present paper compares and analyzes Ayatollah Ma'refat and Ibn 'Ashour's exegetic views about the verse of Imamate (2:124). Ayatollah Ma'refat believes that "Imam" is an infallible guide who is superior to a prophet and messenger and must be obeyed in religious and worldly affairs. Ibn 'Ashour, however, believes that a messenger may commit minor sins. Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) was seemingly a messenger before experiencing his trails, and his position as an Imam was different from that of a messenger, because hadiths define "messenger" as a person who communicated with descending angels when he was awake. Thus angels descended and brought good news about having a baby to Prophet Ibrahim when he was awake, indicating that he was a messenger before the trails. Moreover, it is contrary to the outward meaning of the verse to predicate the term "Imam" upon the meaning of "messenger", which lacks valid intellectual and transmitted frame of references and is a personal opinion. The generalization and application of the term "tyrants" cannot be limited to capital sins and idolatry without any valid frame of references and minor sins cannot be excluded from it. Accordingly, the verse means infallibility upon any tyranny and sin. Intellectually speaking, the belief that Imam or messenger may commit minor sins leads to people's distrust in them and violation of the aim of prophets' mission. The present paper compares and analyzes Ayatollah Ma'refat and Ibn 'Ashour's exegetic views about the verse of Imamate (2:124). Ayatollah Ma'refat believes that "Imam" is an infallible guide who is superior to a prophet and messenger and must be obeyed in religious and worldly affairs. Ibn 'Ashour, however, believes that a messenger may commit minor sins. Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) was seemingly a messenger before experiencing his trails, and his position as an Imam was different from that of a messenger, because hadiths define "messenger" as a person who communicated with descending angels when he was awake. Thus angels descended and brought good news about having a baby to Prophet Ibrahim when he was awake, indicating that he was a messenger before the trails. Moreover, it is contrary to the outward meaning of the verse to predicate the term "Imam" upon the meaning of "messenger", which lacks valid intellectual and transmitted frame of references and is a personal opinion. The generalization and application of the term "tyrants" cannot be limited to capital sins and idolatry without any valid frame of references and minor sins cannot be excluded from it. Accordingly, the verse means infallibility upon any tyranny and sin. Intellectually speaking, the belief that Imam or messenger may commit minor sins leads to people's distrust in them and violation of the aim of prophets' mission. https://ptt.qom.ac.ir/article_1096_1d65d0ef181a15a6bdceb1bc0cbf5d42.pdf