''Al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Qur'an'' ( ar, الميزان في تفسير القرآن, "The balance in Interpretation of Quran"), more commonly known as ''Tafsir al-Mizan'' () or simply ''Al-Mizan'' (), is a
tafsir
Tafsir ( ar, تفسير, tafsīr ) refers to exegesis, usually of the Quran. An author of a ''tafsir'' is a ' ( ar, مُفسّر; plural: ar, مفسّرون, mufassirūn). A Quranic ''tafsir'' attempts to provide elucidation, explanation, in ...
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exegesis
Exegesis ( ; from the Greek , from , "to lead out") is a critical explanation or interpretation of a text. The term is traditionally applied to the interpretation of Biblical works. In modern usage, exegesis can involve critical interpretation ...
of the
Quran
The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , ...
) written by the
Shia Muslim
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scholar and philosopher
Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i (1892–1981).
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by Allamah as-Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at-Tabataba'i, Translated by: Sayyid Saeed Akhtar RizviIran
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and Lebanon
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Method
Allameh Tabatabaei's method for interpretation of the Qur'an is the so-called Quran by Quran method.[Rahmat Allah Abd Allah Zadeh, Mohammad Javad Saadi, Mahmood Khosravi]
"Comparing the Quran by Quran Interpretation Method in Al-Mizan as well as Al-Tahrir, and Al-Tanvir"
''International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences'', Vol, 4 (10): 3114-3123 In his book ''Qur'an dar Islam'' (''"The lace of the
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Qur'an in Islam"''), Tabataba'i discusses the problem of the interpretation of the Qur'an. Pointing to the interrelatedness of the Quranic verses and arguing based on some Quranic verses and Islamic tradition, he concludes that a valid interpretation of Quran could be achieved only through contemplation of all other related verses, and consulting Islamic traditions whenever it is necessary.
Translations
''Tafsir al-Mizan'' was translated into English (first 13 volumes out of 40) by author and renowned Shia preacher Syed Saeed Akhtar Rizvi.
See also
* List of Shia books
References
External links
English Translation
of Tafsir al-Mizan
English Publication
of Tafsir al-Mizan including some glimpses
*Arabic online digital versions