The Status of Ahl al-Bayt (A.S.) in the Interpretation Shawāhid al-Tanzīl li Qawā id al-Tafḍīl

The Shī‘as give a great importance to the interpretation by the Ahl al-Bayt (A.S.) and regard their words in the explanation of the Qur’ān identical to the words of the Apostle of Allah (S.A.W.). But what is the Sunnī’s attitude towards their interpretation? In other words, how have the Ahl al-Bayt (A.S.) affected the Sunnī’s interpretation of the Qur’ān?Since the degree of reception and impressionability of the Sunnīs from the Ahl al-Bayt (A.S.) in narrational interpretation is obvious, we have examined here the narrational interpretation of Shawāhid al-Tanzīl li Qawā’id al-Tafḍīl, because it is a thematic interpretation about the Ahl al-Bayt (A.S.) and an outstanding and premium in this respect. Thereby, besides stating the significant features of the interpretation of Ahl al-Bayt (A.S.), we have also studied a number of traditions that are the words and actions of the Imams (A.S.). The conclusion arrived at shows that the number of the exegetical traditions of the Ahl al-Bayt (A.S.) in Shawāhid al-Tanzīl li Qawā’id al-Tafḍīl is far more than its number in all the six Ṣiḥāḥs (Ṣiḥāḥ al-Sitta). Also, as a Sunnī author, the writer of this tafsīr gives a great importance and validity to the Ahl al-Bayt’s (A.S.) interpretation.