cf. al-Kafi...

cf. al-Kafi, vol. 1, p. 213, Hadiths 1, 2, and 3, Kitab Sulaim Ibn Qais al-Hilali, p. 771, Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 33, p. 155, also vol. 23, p. 198, Hadith 31, p. 201, Hadith 40, and p. 202, Hadith 46. Moreover, the Prophet (PBUH&HF) has confirmed this exclusive right for the Imams (PBUT) in the next sentence of the sermon by swearing in the name of Allah. 1 The word Zawajir has a number of meanings. The first meaning that applies here is “warnings”.

The Holy Quran has hidden warnings that only an Imam (PBUH) can show them to people, and people cannot personally derive those divine prohibitions from the apparent meaning of the Quranic verses. The second meaning is “deterrents”, which refers to the difficult points in the Quran that deter individuals from understanding their meanings.…