A comparison between Shiite and Sunni interpreters in the use of explanatory hadiths to explain Quranic vocabulary

(the first ten parts of the Holy Quran as an example)

Abstract

"Explanatory Hadiths" is one of the most important topics in the science of Hadith. In fact، explanatory Hadiths are one of the important sources for knowing the meanings of the words of the Holy Quran as well as Arabic words، and religious and Arabic language scholars have a comprehensive view of this group of Hadiths. As for explanatory Hadiths، they are the Hadiths that express the meanings of the words of the Holy Quran، and this category of Hadiths is found in large numbers among Shiite and Sunni Hadiths. Also، the scholars of interpretation have included in their books many Hadiths in interpreting the words of the Holy Quran. In this research، we want to analyze the number of this type of Hadiths and the level of confidence of the interpreters in this type of Hadiths using the descriptive analytical method. Through investigations، it was found that these hadiths exist in different types in Shiite and Sunni hadiths، such as: explaining the word's authenticity، explaining the word's meaning briefly like a dictionary، describing the word in full، the intended meaning of the word، expressing the literary points of the word، expressing the evidence for naming the word، and... Also، through studying six books of interpretation of Shiite and Sunni interpretations and comparing them، it was first shown that Shiite and Sunni interpretations benefited greatly from this category of hadiths، and Shiite interpreters mentioned this category of hadiths more than Sunni scholars. The largest number of hadiths in Shiite interpretations is related to the position of determining the word's authenticity، and in general، these hadiths refer to the interpretation of words whose authenticity is the Household of the Prophet، peace be upon them.