The Tools for Correct Comprehension of the Holy Qur’an from the Viewpoint of Imam Khomeini (RA) and Allameh Tabātabā’ī (RA)

Recognizing the tools and obstacles to attain the inner knowledge of Qur’an is an undeniable necessity. Imam Khomeini (RA) and Allameh Tabātabā’ī (RA) are two thinkers who have paid special attention to this issue. This study, aiming at recognizing the tools and obstacles of comprehension of the Qur’an, from the viewpoint of the two great Qur’an-researchers, tries to provide practical solutions for achieving the depth of the Qur’anic concepts. Imam Khomeini (RA) and Allameh Tabātabā’ī (RA) believe that the comprehension tools are divided into two main categories of intra-textual and extra-textual tools of the Holy Qur’an. Some of the most important tools are as follows: paying attention to Arabic syntax and morphology, compatibility of verses and surahs, conceptual and structural coherence, unique goal of the whole Surah, paying attention to the context, inner purification, companionship with the Qur’an and the scholarly reference to it, and contemplation and attention to interpretive narrations.