An Analysis of the Shiite Imams' Periods of Interpretation from the Prophet's Demise to Imam Baqir (P.B.U.T.)' era

After the demise of the Prophet (P.B.U.H.), the government prohibited quoting, writing and compiling prophetic traditions by issuing a circular, until it was formally abolished in the era of Imam Baqir (P.B.U.H.). Facing this phenomenon, the Sunni interpretation flow, while refraining from compiling or transcribing prophetic traditions, they followed eisegesis (tafsīr bir-raʾy), the personal judgments about the verses of the Qur'an, and isra'iliyyat, the body of narratives originating from Jewish and Christian traditions, rather than from other well-accepted Islamic sources. At the same time, the Ahl al-Bayt (P.B.U.T.) started fighting anti-traditionalism and heresy according to the requirements of their time. Confronting the Jihadi tradition of the Imams (P.B.U.T.) with the heresies of the time, led to the formation of a series of interpretative periods in the history of interpretation, which includes the movement of interpretation in Imam Ali (P.B.U.H.)'s era, the interpretational repression in Hasanayn (P.B.U.T.)'s era, the revival of interpretation in Imam Sajjad (P.B.U.H.)'s era, and its depth and promotion in Imam Baqir (P.B.U.H.)'s era.