[1] Shaykh al-Tūsi...

[1] Shaykh al-Tūsi, Shaykh of the Shiite Sect, said: It is not permissible to interpret the Qurān except with the authentic traditions transmitted from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family, and the Imāms whose statement is an argument like that of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family. [2] B. Interpreting the Qurān according to opinion, by this we mean interpreting the Qurān according to the approved, rational considerations.

This method was followed by the interpreters from among the Mutazilities and the Bātiniya who did not take care of the traditions reported from the Imāms of…