One of the research methods being applied in the Qurānic studies is traditional method. The present paper studies traditional method and evaluates the authority of exegetical hadiths. Initially, the writer refers to the three secondary methods of evaluating hadith namely, assessment of the Sanad or chain of transmitters, and content and the cause of a hadith. Then, he studies the views of exege...

  Based on a great deal of verses and traditions, the purified Imams are the only persons who beside Allah and the Prophet have the most perfect and exact understanding of the knowledge of the Quran and the meanings of its verses. Due to the needs of humanity, the Imams explained and interpreted the verses of the holy Quran. Considering the significant role of typology in exegesis of the holy Q...