Qoran Shenakht

Ayatullah Muhammad Hadi Ma’refat (1309-1385) is one of the well-known scholars of Qur'anic interpretation and sciences of the Qom seminary in the 14th century. Using historical-analytical method, this article studies his scientific personality in the field of Qur’anic sciences. The research findings indicate that most of Ayatullah Ma’refat's scientific activities in the field of Qur'anic sciences have been carried out in the Qom seminary. He is the author of numerous books including Qur’anic studies and the author of the encyclopedia "Al-Tamhid fi Ulum al-Qur'an", which is famous in the Muslim world. Ayatullah Ma’refat's Qur’anic- scientific thoughts and researches have some basic characteristics including problem-centeredness, need-awareness, scholasticism, fairness orientation, following approximation, foresightedness, free thinking and innovative thinking. He has presented influential views and opinions on some issues of Qur’anic sciences, such as collection and compilation regarding the Qur’an, recitations of the Qur’an, abrogation of the Quran, interpretation of the Quran, and protection of the Quran from distortion, which is the subject of attention and reference by researchers of Islamic and Qur’anic sciences. In the field of the Qur’anic sciences, he devoted himself to the education of a generation of young scholars and prepared the ground for establishing the foundation of numerous educational and research centers in this field in Qom and in Iran.