Investigating the Religious Convergence Approach of Mohammad Hadi Marefat with Emphasis on the Book "Al-Tafsir al-Athari al-Jame"

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Assistant Professor of Quran and Hadith Department, Jurisprudential Center of the Imams, Qom, Iran

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Considering the current situation in the world and the plans of the enemies of Islam to create divisions between the Islamic denominations, it is necessary to bring them closer together and to explain the relevant solutions that neither deviate from the correct Shiite positions nor address issues that disrupt unity among Muslims. Mohammad Hadi Marefat is one of the symbols of religious convergence in the present age among Shiite scholars, while preserving his beliefs and principles, the fact that is evident in his works particularly Al-Tafsir Al-Athari Al-Jame. The present article explains the religious convergence model of Mohammad Hadi Marefat on the basis of his last and most important interpretive work, Al-Tafsir Al-Athari Al-Jame. Different approaches (i.e. political, explanatory and separative) have been proposed for religious convergence. This research, based on induction and contemplation in Al-Tafsir Al-Athari Al-Jame, has considered Mohammad Hadi Marefat's religious convergence model as a combined style called "Separative-Explanatory". The most important religious convergence aspects of the book are as follows: choosing the appropriate title, fair criticism combined with politeness, a new definition of the Companions, gentle language in promoting Shiite beliefs, each of which in this paper is accompanied by concrete examples from the text of the book being explained and analyzed.

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