Hossein Mohtadi

In his Quranic interpretation (tafsir), al-Tabarsi combined all aspects of the language. He relied on the ancients, such as al-Tusi, in interpreting and explaining the verses. He debated contemporary scholars, impressing them with his vast knowledge and precision in selecting persuasive arguments and proofs. He thus became a learned jurist who encompassed all linguistic sciences, pioneering the method of interpreting the Book of God, the Quran. He began his interpretation with language and arguments, then grammatical analysis and evidence, concluding with poetic evidence and deriving a unique opinion specific to his school. Similarly, al-Zamakhshari, a Mu'tazilite, distinguished himself linguistically and predated al-Tabarsi in interpretation, exegesis, language, grammar, and rhetoric. He is considered a defender of the Islamic cause. Through the knowledge of these two scholars, the idea of ​​choosing the subject of studying the grammatical and semantic levels in the interpretations of al-Tabarsi and al-Zamakhshari (modeled by precedence and postponement, mention and deletion) was born. The main question addressed in this research is: How did al-Tabarsi and al-Zamakhshari apply grammatical phenomena in their Quranic exegesis based on contextual evidence? After examining this topic, it becomes clear that the frequent use of grammatical phenomena in the exegeses of Majma' al-Bayan and al-Kashshaf demonstrate the linguistic and grammatical prowess of these two scholars, given that they based their work on the Holy Quran and on exploring the value of syntax in exegesis through Quranic contexts.