The Religious Authority Must Be a Mujtahid in Quranic Exegesis (Part 1)
المرجع لابد أن يكون مجتهداً في تفسير القرآن ق1
21 Feb 2013· 40 min· 8K views· lecture· Watch on YouTube
- Qur'anic Studies and Exegesis › Qur'anic Exegesis (Tafsir)
- Jurisprudence and Legal Theory › Juristic Deduction
- Contemporary Thought and Reform › Politics and Religious Authority
Summary
Discusses the necessity of comprehensive expertise in Quranic exegesis for anyone claiming the rank of a mujtahid or religious authority.
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Original video description
His Eminence, the religious authority (marja') Sayyid Kamal al-Haydari (may his shadow endure) holds that a religious authority must be a complete mujtahid in Quranic exegesis, not merely regarding verses of legal rulings, otherwise he is not truly a mujtahid.
يرى سماحة المرجع الديني السيد كمال الحيدري دام ظلّه ان المرجع لابد أن يكون مجتهداً في تفسير القرآن بشكل تامّ لابخصوص آيات الأحكام والاّ فهو ليس بمجتهد .