Allameh Tabatabai 1903 – 1981
Allameh Tabatabai (1903 – 1981) was an Iranian philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Islamic Philosophy.
Sayyid Mohammad Husayn Tabatabai, known as Allameh Tabatabai, was an Iranian Twelver Shia philosopher, theologian, and Quranic commentator, professor in the Hawza of Qom and one of the most influential Shia scholars of the twentieth century. His Tafsir al-Mizan, an exegetical commentary on the entire Quran in twenty volumes, set the standard for Shia philosophical exegesis in the modern era, while The Principles of Philosophy and the Method of Realism defended a renewed Mulla Sadra-influenced Islamic metaphysics against twentieth-century materialism. His private seminars in the years before the Iranian Revolution shaped a generation of Iranian Shia philosophers, including his pupil Murtaza Mutahhari.
Key facts
- Nationality
- Iranian
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Islamic Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Allameh Tabatabai:
“The Quran interprets itself before any commentary interprets it.”
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Attributed to Allameh Tabatabai:
“Existence is a single reality, intensified or diminished, but never multiplied.”
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Attributed to Allameh Tabatabai:
“Reason is the inner prophet, as revelation is the outer reason.”
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Attributed to Allameh Tabatabai:
“Materialism mistakes the surface of being for its depth.”
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Attributed to Allameh Tabatabai:
“The substance of philosophy is the proof of the One; what cannot be referred to the One is not yet philosophy.”
Frequently asked about Allameh Tabatabai
- When did Allameh Tabatabai live?
- Allameh Tabatabai was born in 1903 and died in 1981.
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- Allameh Tabatabai was an Iranian philosopher of the Contemporary era.
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- Allameh Tabatabai was associated with Islamic Philosophy.
- What was Allameh Tabatabai known for?
- Sayyid Mohammad Husayn Tabatabai, known as Allameh Tabatabai, was an Iranian Twelver Shia philosopher, theologian, and Quranic commentator, professor in the Hawza of Qom and one of the most influential Shia scholars of the twentieth century.
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- There are 5 attributed quotations from Allameh Tabatabai in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.