Abu Ali Fadhl ibn Hasan Tabresi ( Persian/ Arabic:ابو على فضل بن حسن طبرسى) known as Shaykh Tabarsi, was a 12th-century Persian Shia scholar who died in 548 AH (1153 CE).

Life

Tabresi was born in the year 1073 AD in Tabaristan province or some scholars said in Tafresh a city which was named at those days Tabres, Iran.Islamic Insights Magazine » Shaikh Tabarsi
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until the year 1128 AD. He wrote a number of books on doctrine, theology, ethics and grammar. He wrote his famous work, a commentary on the Quran, when he was over the age of sixty, living in Sabzawar.Bio of Shaykh Tabarsi
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. The location of his grave is disputed as to it being within the Imām Ridhā Shrine complexShaykh Tabarsi Mausoleum Mashad
/ref> or whether it lies in Mazandaran. The shrine located in Mazandaran was the location of the battle between the forces of the Shah of Persia and the Bábís, followers of the Báb, over the period October 10, 1848 to May 10, 1849.

Work and contribution

Tabresi had many works, but only around 20 of his books are survived to the present time. His main work is ''Majma‘ al-bayān'' (Compendium of Elucidations on the Exegesis of the Quran), a commentary ( tafsir) of Qur'an. While Shia Scholars have written many commentaries of the Quran, none has been able to match the eloquence and magnitude of his book. He completed writing this book in the year 1139 AD. His other works are al-Kafi al-shall and Jawami al-Jami.

References

1073 births 1153 deaths 12th-century Iranian writers People from Tafresh People from Qaem Shahr Burials in Mashhad Burials at Imam Reza Shrine Shaykh Tabarsi tomb, Imam Reza shrine,

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