Al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Quran (, "The balance in Interpretation of Quran"), more commonly known as Tafsir al-Mizan () or simply Al-Mizan (), is a tafsir (exegesis of the Quran) written by the Shia Muslim scholar and philosopher Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaei (1892–1981).Tafsir's entry @ Jarirbooksusa.com

The book consists of 27 volumes originally written in Arabic.Forward to Al-Mizan - An Exegesis of the Qur'an by Allamah as-Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at-Tabataba'i, Translated by: Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi Up till now more than three editions have been printed in Iran and Lebanon.

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 [place of the] 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.Abu al-Qassim Razzaqi, "An Introduction to the al-Mizan"

Translations Tafsir al-Mizan was translated into English (first 13 volumes out of 40) by author and renowned Shia preacher Syed Saeed Akhtar Rizvi.Books by Sayyid Sa'eed Akhtar Rizvi The rest of the translation work is undertaken by various translators and managed and funded by Tawheed Institute Australia.

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