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Al-Mizan;

An Exegesis of the Qur'an, vol 11

From Chapter Five [Surah al-Mã’idah] [5] verse 55 to Chapter Five [Surah al-Mã’idah] [5] Verse 105

The tafseer [exposition] of Surah (al-Mã’idah) continues in this volume with the exposition of verses 55-56 and the volume ends with the commentary of verse 105 of the same Surah.Translated by Allamah Sayyid Sa'eed Akhtar Rizvi

Author(s): Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at-Tabataba'i

Translator(s): Allamah Sayyid Sa'eed Akhtar Rizvi

Publisher(s): World Organization for Islamic Services [W.O.F.I.S.]

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English translation:

First edition 2002/1423

Translated from the Arabic:

al-Mīzãn fī tafsīri 'l-Qur’ãn, vol.6,

Beirut, 1394/1974 (2nd ed.).

© All rights reserved.

This publication may not be printed without the written permission of the publisher, WOFIS - Tehran.

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Translated and published by:

World Organization for Islamic Services, P. O. Box 11365-1545, Tehran - 15837, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN

Title:....................................................................................AL-MĪZÃN

Volume:.......................................................................................Eleven

Author:..............................al-‘Allãmah as-Sayyid M.H. at-Tabãtabã’ī.

Translator:..................................................Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi.

Publisher:............World Organization for Islamic Services (WOFIS).

Circulation:.......................................................................3,000 copies.

ISBN (set):......................................................................964-6521-13-4.

ISBN (vol.11):................................................................964-6521-26-6.

نام كتاب:...................................................الميزان في تفسير القرآن

جلد:....................................................... يازدهم

مؤلف:...................................................سيد محمد حسين الطباطبائي

مترجم:.................................................... سيد سعيد اختر رضوي

ناشر:..............................................مؤسسة جهاني خدمات اسلامي

چاپ:............................................... اول - 1381 شمسي

تيراژ:.................................................... 3000 نسخه

شابك (ردمك)..............................دوره 40 جلد 4-13-6521-964

شابك (ج 11)............................... 6-26-6521-965

In the Name of Allāh,

The All-compassionate, The All-merciful

Praise belongs to Allāh, the Lord of all being;

the All-compassionate, the All-merciful;

the Master of the Day of Judgement;

Thee only we serve, and to Thee alone we pray

for succour:

Guide us in the straight path;

the path of those whom Thou hast blessed,

not of those against whom Thou art wrathful,

nor of those who are astray.

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O’ Allāh! send your blessings to the head of

your messengers and the last of

your prophets,

Muhammad and his pure and cleansed progeny.

Also send your blessings to all your

prophets and envoys.

Notice:

This version is published on behalf of www.alhassanain.org/english

The composing errors are not corrected.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TRANSLITERATION 10

FOREWORD [IN ARABIC] 11

FOREWORD 13

CHAPTER FIVE - (AL-MA’IDAH) “THE TABLE” 15

CHAPTER 5, VERSES 55-56 16

COMMENTARY 16

TRADITIONS 25

CHAPTER 5, VERSES 57-66 35

COMMENTARY 36

TRADITIONS 47

CHAPTER 5, VERSE 67 50

COMMENTARY 50

TRADITIONS 60

CHAPTER 5, VERSES 68-86 69

COMMENTARY 71

TRADITIONS 88

MEANING OF TAWHĪD IN THE QUR’ÃN 92

TRADITIONS 96

A HISTORICAL DISCOURSE 108

CHAPTER 5, VERSES 87-89 110

COMMENTARY 110

TRADITIONS 116

CHAPTER 5, VERSES 90-93 120

COMMENTARY 120

TRADITIONS 134

CHAPTER 5, VERSES 94-99 140

COMMENTARY 140

TRADITIONS 146

CHAPTER 5, VERSE 100 150

COMMENTARY 150

CHAPTER 5, VERSES 101-102 153

COMMENTARY 153

TRADITIONS 157

CHAPTER 5, VERSES 103-104 159

COMMENTARY 159

TRADITIONS 162

CHAPTER 5, VERSE 105 165

COMMENTARY 165

TRADITIONS 171

AN ACADEMIC DISCOURSE 179

NOTES 194

LIST OF THE IMPORTANT SUBJECTS DEALT WITH IN THIS VOLUME 196

APPENDIX “A” 197

APPENDIX “B” 199

TRANSLITERATION

FOREWORD [IN ARABIC]

FOREWORD

1. The late al-‘Allãmah as-Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at-Tabãtabã’ī (1321/1904 - 1402/1981) - may Allãh have mercy upon him - was a famous scholar, thinker and the most celebrated contem-porary Islamic philosopher. We have introduced him briefly in the first volume of the translation of al-Mīzãn.

2. al-‘Allãmah at-Tabãtabã’ī is well-known for a number of his works of which the most important is his great exegesis al-Mīzãn fī tafsīri 'l-Qur’ãn which is rightly counted as the fundamental pillar of scholarly work which the ‘Allãmah has achieved in the Islamic world.

3. We felt the necessity of publishing an exegesis of the Holy Qur’ãn in English. After a thorough consultation, we came to choose al-Mīzãn because we found that it contained in itself, to a considerable extent, the points which should necessarily be expounded in a perfect exegesis of the Holy Qur’ãn and the points which appeal to the mind of the contemporary Muslim reader. Therefore, we proposed to al-Ustãdh al-‘Allãmah as-Sayyid Sa‘īd Akhtar ar-Radawī to undertake this task, because we were familiar with his intellectual ability to understand the Arabic text of al-Mīzãn and his literary capability in expression and translation. So we relied on him for this work and consider him responsible for the English translation as al-‘Allãmah at-Tabãtabã’ī was responsible for the Arabic text of al-Mīzãn and its discussions.

4. We have now undertaken the publication of the eleventh volume of the English translation of al-Mīzãn. This volume corre-sponds with the first half of the sixth volume of the Arabic text. With the help of Allãh, the Exalted, we hope to provide the complete translation and publication of this voluminous work.

In the first volume, the reader will find two more appendices included apart from the two which are to appear in all volumes of the English translation of al-Mīzãn: One for the authors and the other for the books cited throughout this work.

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We implore upon Allãh to affect our work purely for His pleasure, and to help us to complete this work, which we have started. May Allãh guide us in this step which we have taken and in the future steps, for He is the best Master and the best Helper.

WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR ISLAMIC SERVICES

(Board of Writing, Translation and Publication)

17/3/1423,

30/5/2002,

Tehran - IRAN.

al-Mīzãn

Volume Eleven

ch.5, vrs.55 - 105

CHAPTER FIVE - (AL-MA’IDAH) “THE TABLE”