{"id":122427,"date":"2025-04-15T11:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T08:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=122427"},"modified":"2025-04-15T11:11:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T08:11:12","slug":"grand-ayatollah-shirazi-interpreting-quran-based-on-personal-opinion-is-distortion-of-gods-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/grand-ayatollah-shirazi\/122427-grand-ayatollah-shirazi-interpreting-quran-based-on-personal-opinion-is-distortion-of-gods-word\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Ayatollah Shirazi: Interpreting Quran Based on Personal Opinion is Distortion of God&#8217;s Word"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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&#8217; questions regarding various jurisprudential issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/photo_2025-04-15_11-10-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-122432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/photo_2025-04-15_11-10-04.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/photo_2025-04-15_11-10-04-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/photo_2025-04-15_11-10-04-768x437.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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: &#8220;Whoever interprets the Quran based on their own opinion will be engulfed in the fire of Hell.&#8221; 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. 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