the principles of quran interpretation according to shia interpreters

the principles of quran interpretation are amongst the most important issues in the field of quran studies. these principles have always been addressed by both quran researchers, admirers and especially by notable interpreters. principles of interpretation are axioms and basic beliefs that quran interpretation stands on them. these beliefs and propositions affect the very principle of the possibility and authorization of the interpretation of quran, or they affect the quality, methodology, and rules of interpretation and lead them. in fact the principles of interpretation result in the way interpreters approach the interpretation, the formation of methods, and possibly the tendencies, principles, and interpreting rules used by interpreters. existence of principles for every science is an incontestable and crucial fact. in the field of quran interpretation too, interpreters have always worked based on predefined principles. however the debate concerning the principles of interpretation as an individual science was launched when some opposing views among interpreters dealing with some of the principles arose. while a group of interpreters accepted a proposition as a principle in interpretation, others adopted just the opposite of that proposition. in this paper we firstly intend to propose both a general and a detailed account of the most important principles, i.e. divinity of quran, the possibility and authorization of interpretation, existence of different layer of meaning, language of quran, coherence of quran verses, and sources of quran interpretation. and secondly, we intend to analyze some of these principles according to shia interpreters.