Allameh Tabatabai
Allameh Seyyed Mohammad-Hossein Tabatabai (also Alameh Tabataba'i ; Persian محمدحسین طباطبایی, DMG Muḥammad-Ḥosain Ṭabāṭabāyī ; * 1892 or 1903 in Tabriz ; † November 15, 1981 ) was one of the most influential Iranian Islamic philosophers of the last century and a Shiite cleric with the religious title Ayatollah .
He wrote numerous books on Islamic philosophy, his most important single work is a monumental commentary on the Koran under the title Tafsir al Mizan .
Many of his students such as B. Mohammad Beheschti , Morteza Motahhari or Mohammad Mofatteh played an important role in the Islamic revolution in Iran and later held important positions. He himself did not take an active part in the Iranian revolution. He found his final resting place in the prayer hall in the shrine of Fatima Masuma .
The Allameh-Tabataba'i University in Tehran is named after the philosopher.
Web links
- Literature by and about Allameh Tabatabai in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography about Allameh Tabatabai
- al-Mizan (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Google Scholar Page. Retrieved November 30, 2013 .
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| SURNAME | Tabatabai, Allameh |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tabatabai, Allameh Sayyid Muhammad Husayn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iranian Islamic philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tabriz |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 15, 1981 |