Shaikh Murtaza Ansari and Appearances of the Quran; Basics, Conditions of Legitimacy and Scope of Documentation

Basic subject of this paper is basics، conditions of legitimacy of appearances of the Quran and scope of documentation to it in Usul theory of Shaikh Murtaza Ansari in which is explained and evaluated Shaikh Ansari’s theory in analytical – critical way. By accepting legitimacy of appearances of the Quran in his Usul basics، Shaikh Ansari has used of it in inference of legal sentences from Quranic and traditional phrases and criticism of jurisprudents’ decisions especially traditionalists. To be common apparent meaning، not to be opposite apparent meaning with texts of the Quran or traditions and to seek to find indications and documents are three basic conditions of validity of Quranic appearances in Shaikh Ansari’s theory. He has rejected traditionalists’ views regarding not being legitimate Quranic appearances by using of rational and narrative reasons. Documentation to Quranic appearances in jurisprudential works of Shaikh Ansari is wide and we see various examples of these documentations in different jurisprudential chapters such as cleanliness، prayer، pilgrimage، vocations، inheritance، following، etc. in his works. The result of evaluation of Shaikh Ansari’s theory show that his basics and reasons contain ambiguities and questions، and it needs to be explained again and completed.