Ma`rifat

One of the issues that may be harmful to the Quranic interpretation process is the prior knowledge of the interpreter. Using a descriptive-analytical method, this paper seeks to show these damages through its examples in the interpretations. Imposing ideas on the Qur'an is one of these damages. The adaptation of Gabriel to the active intellect, Michael to the spirit of the sixth sphere, Israfil to the fourth sphere, Azrael to the seventh sphere, and the adaptation of seas in "He merged the two seas, meeting each other" (55: 19), to the corporeal matter and the abstract soul are among the examples of these damages in the mystical commentaries. Incorrect understanding due to prior knowledge is another harm that has suffered some of these interpretations. Sayyed Ahmad Khan's commentary on the related verses to the miraculous passage of Prophet Moses (a.s.) and his followers from the Nile and the drowning of the Pharaoh is an example of this kind of interpretation. Predicting the verses, whose appearance refers to the embodiment of the deeds, to the observance of the punishment of deeds or the Scroll of the deeds on the Judgment Day is an example of the unjust prediction of the verses, due to the prior knowledge. Some have claimed that there is a correlation between the previous knowledge and the Quranic teachings.