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of those who possess the say” is this which presupposes
Message. (Quran, 16: 43) the word of God at the
beginning of the Verse: “those
If we ignore these in whose hearts is perversity
conditions and bring them to follow the part thereof that is
the core of the debate, the allegorical”. (Quran, 3: 7)
result from which it is He also writes:
extracted will be this: This is The apparent limitation is
the general message of the that the knowledge of
Verse to the general public, esoteric interpretation of
and therefore to all the Verses the Quran is confined to
that seem to be revealed in a God; but the Quran says:
special revelation. It has a “And those who are firmly
general function. (Ma'refat, grounded in knowledge
2011, Vol. 1: 33, Al-Tafsir say”. (Tabatabai, 1997,
al-Athari al-Jami) Vol. 3: 32)
Ability to Understand the However, he believes
Quran Interior (Batn) from that the knowledge of
the Perspective of Allameh esoteric interpretation
of the Quran is taught
Tabatabai and Allameh Ma'refat by purified people and
Allameh Tabatabai opinion under divine training
about the interpretation of the “Which none shall
Verse “And those who are touch but those who are
firmly grounded in knowledge clean”. (Quran, 56: 79)
say” and the knowledge of
esoteric interpretation of the The most important thing
Quran is for non-God is that that Allameh Tabatabai
the knowledge of esoteric adhered to to prove his
interpretation of the Quran is statement is that the esoteric
for God and “And” in the interpretation of the Quran is
Verse “And those who are specific to God:
firmly grounded in knowledge
