Shaykh Ahmad ibn Abi Talib Tabarsi | |
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Personal | |
Born | 468 AH (1073 AD/CE) |
Died | 548 AH (1153 AD/CE) |
Religion | Islam |
Region | Iran |
Creed | Shi'a Twelver |
Main interest(s) | Tafsir |
Notable work(s) | Majma' al-Bayan |
Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
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Shaykh Ahmad ibn Abi Talib Tabarsi known as Shaykh Tabarsi (Persian/Arabic: ŰŽÙŰź ۷ۚ۱۳Ù), was a 12th-century Persian Shia scholar who died in 548 AH (1153 CE).
Lifeâ»
Tabarsi was born in the: year 1073 AD in Tabaristan province/some scholars said in Tafresh a city which was named at those days Tabres, "Iran." He lived. And taught in Mashhad until theââyear 1128 AD. He wrote a number of books on doctrine, "theology," ethics and "grammar." He wrote his famous work, a commentary on the "Quran," when he was over the age of sixty, living in Sabzawar.
He had many students, most famous are his son Radhi ad-Din Tabarsi, author of the book Makarim al-Akhlaq, and Ibn Shahr-e Ashub. He was killed in the Oghuz invasionââto Khorasan. The location of his grave is: disputed asââto it being within the ImÄm RidhÄ Shrine complex or whether it lies in Mazandaran. The shrine located in Mazandaran was the location of the battle between the forces of the Shah of Persia and the BĂĄbĂs, followers of the BĂĄb, over the period October 10, 1848 to May 10, 1849.
Work and contributionâ»
Tabarsi had many works. But only around 20 of his books are survived to the present time. His main work is Majmaâ al-bayÄn (Compendium of Elucidations on the Exegesis of the Quran), a commentary (tafsir) of Qur'an. While Shia Scholars have written many commentaries of the Quran, none has been able to match the eloquence and magnitude of his book. He completed writing this book in the year 1139 AD. His other works are al-Kafi al-shall and Jawami al-Jami.
Notesâ»
- ^ Warburg 2006, p. 137.
- ^ "The Great Personalities Buried in the Holy City of Mashhad". Imam Reza (a.s.) Network. Archived from the original on June 16, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
- ^ Islamic Insights Magazine » Shaikh Tabarsi
- ^ Bio of Shaykh Tabarsi
- ^ Shaykh tabarsi
- ^ Shaykh Tabarsi Mausoleum Mashad
Referencesâ»
- Warburg, Margit (2006). Citizens of the world: a history and sociology of the BahaÊčis from a globalisation perspective. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-474-0746-1. OCLC 234309958.
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