| Tafsir al-Mizan | |
| Title Orig: | الميزان في تفسير القرآن |
| Author: | Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai |
| Country: | Iran |
| Language: | Arabic |
| Subject: | Qur'anic exegesis |
| Genre: | Islamic literature |
| Publisher: | World Organization for Islamic Services (WOFIS) |
| Release Date: | 20th century |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages: | 20 volumes |
Al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Qur'an (Arabic: الميزان في تفسير القرآن, "The balance in Interpretation of Quran"), more commonly known as Tafsir al-Mizan (Arabic: تفسير الميزان) or simply Al-Mizan (Arabic: الميزان),[1] is a tafsir (exegesis of the Quran) written by the Shia Muslim scholar and philosopher Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i (1892–1981).[2]
The book consists of 27 volumes originally written in Arabic.[3] Up till now more than three editions have been printed in Iran and Lebanon.[2]
Allameh Tabatabaei's method for interpretation of the Qur'an is the so-called Quran by Quran method.[4] 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.[5]
Tafsir al-Mizan was translated into English (first 13 volumes out of 40) by author and renowned Shia preacher Syed Saeed Akhtar Rizvi.[6] The rest of the translation work is undertaken by various translators and managed and funded by Tawheed Institute Australia.