The Religious Authority Must Be a Mujtahid in Quranic Exegesis (Part 2)
المرجع لابد أن يكون مجتهدا في تفسير القرآن ق2
26 Feb 2013· 38 min· 3.2K views· lecture· Watch on YouTube
- Qur'anic Studies and Exegesis › Qur'anic Exegesis (Tafsir)
- Contemporary Thought and Reform › Politics and Religious Authority
Summary
Argues that independent juristic reasoning (ijtihad) in complete Quranic exegesis is a mandatory prerequisite for a 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 (ayat al-ahkam), otherwise he is not truly a mujtahid.
يرى سماحة المرجع الديني السيد كمال الحيدري (دام ظله) أن المرجع الديني لابد أن يكون مجتهداً في تفسير القرآن شكل تام لا بخصوص آيات الأحكام، وإلا فهو ليس بمجتهد