A Critical Study of Matoridi and Nasafi’s Views on Verses related to AhlulBayt(PBUT)

Matoridiyya is known as one of the Islamic theological schools along with that of the shi`ite, Mu'tazilite, and Ash'arite. Yet, in the literatures written on sects and schools of thought, it has gained much less attention from the beginning comparing to the others .This theological school which wasfounded and named after Abu-Mansur Matoridi, follows the Hanafischool in legalmatters and isclose to Mutazalites in regard to its rational approach .As it can be seen in their creed books, they shared other sunni sects in their view on imamate, whereas they honored Ahlulbayt(PBUT).This studytends to pursue the influence of their theological approach on theirinterpretation of the verses related to AhlulBayt and Imam Ali (PBUT). The two extant commentaries of this sect,those of Abu-Mansur Matoridi and Najm al-Din OmarNasafi have been selected for this survey. The examination oftheir interpretive positions reveals that despite their veneration for Ahlulbayt, they have ignored mentioning reports according to which Ahlulbayt are considered as referentsfor various verses.