Study of the Application of Context (Siyāq) in ‘Allāma Muḥammad Jawād Mughniya’s Tafsīr Al-Kāshif

Context (siyāq), one of the significant evidences related to discourse, enjoys the rational validity, was favored by the Infallible Imams (A.S.), and has always attracted the attention of the interpreters and the scholars of Qurnic sciences in exegetical discussions. While briefly examining the concept of siyāq, the conditions for its realization, and its variations, the present article has, with a descriptive-analytical method, researched about the application of siyāq in Tafsīr Al-Kāshif of ‘Allāma Muḥammad Jawād Mughniya. The method of the author of Tafsīr Al-Kāshif concerning siyāq is an indication of his belief in the siyāq of words, sentences, and verses; however, he does not believe in siyāq of sūras and has not dealt with it in any part of his interpretation, nor does he believe in the exclusiveness of siyāq as a general rule, as some other interpreters did, and even in some instances he interprets the meaning inferred from siyāq. Although in the interpretation of some verses he accepts the specific meaning of siyāq, he does not view it as a specific feature of meaning and believes in the generality of the verse. In sum, it was clarified that the rule of siyāq in Tafsīr Al-Kāshif has many functions, such as acquiring the meaning of the words; determining the meaning and purpose of the verse; determining the Revelation occasion; determining the addressees of the command; assessment of the interpreters’ views; determining the antecedent, and discovering the eliminated.