Who Was Allameh Tabatabai

A Short Biography of Allameh Mohammah Hossein Tabataba'i

In 1925, he left Iran for Najaf, Iraq to continue his studies. In 1935, after ten years of living abroad, he came back to his home country because of financial problems. However, in 1946, he left his birthplace once again and headed to Qom, Iran. There, he established temporary residence and resumed his scientific and research activities. One of his outstanding activities is his success in dissemination of research in Hawza Ilmiyya (known also as Theological College, or Divinity School). He, for the first time, invited and encouraged talented Tolab (students) and lettered figures to contribute to the improvement and increase of knowledge by studying and conducting research.

In 1951, when there was no scientific journal and article which met the religious needs of the Iranian people, Allameh Tabataba’i established an association consisting of the contemporary men of letter and encouraged them to conduct research and write papers on different topics in Philosophy and Islam. Among the numerous undertakings of Allameh Tabataba’i during his hectic and blessed life, one can point to some of his most renowned works, such as “Tafsir al-Mizan”, “Shia in Islam”, “Promotion of Writing in Hawza”, “Comprehensible and Practical Interpretation of the Glorious Quran”, “Discussions and Interlocutions with Western Philosophers”, and “Fighting the Philosophy of Materialism”.

Reference:

Center for Publishing Allameh Tabatabai’s Works. (2005). Biography of Allameh Tabataba’i. Retrieved from: http://library.sharif.ir/parvan/resource/38318