Grand Ayatollah Shirazi: Interpreting Quran Based on Personal Opinion is Distortion of God’s Word

The daily scholarly session of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq Hosseini Shirazi was held on Sunday, the 14th of Shawwal, in his honourable residence. In this session, as in previous ones, the Supreme Marja answered the attendees’ questions regarding various jurisprudential issues.

Grand Ayatollah Shirazi emphasized the condemnation of interpreting the Quran based on personal opinion, citing multiple traditions, including a hadith from the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him and his pure family: “Whoever interprets the Quran based on their own opinion will be engulfed in the fire of Hell.” He stated that only the infallibles, peace be upon them, have the right to interpret the Quran, as non-infallibles lack the ability to comprehend the inner meanings of the Quran. Anything they say is incorrect because it distorts the intention of God’s words into a meaning that is pure falsehood.