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Al-Mizan;

An Exegesis of the Qur'an, vol 12

From Chapter Five [Surah al-Mã’idah] [5] Verse 106 to Chapter Five [Surah al-Mã’idah] [5] Verse 120

The tafseer [exposition] of Surah (al-Mã’idah) continues in the this volume with the exposition of verses 106-109 and the volume ends with the commentary of verses 116-120 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 2003/1424

Translated from the Arabic:

al-Mīzãn fī tafsīri 'l-Qur’ãn, vol.6,

Beirut, 1394/1974 (2nded .).

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

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

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

Volume:....................................................................................... Twelve

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

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

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

Edition:........................................................... First edition - 1424/2003.

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

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

ISBN (vol.12):................................................................ 964-6521-27-4.

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

جلد:.................................................................... دوازدهم

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

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

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

چاپ:....................................................... اول - 1382 شمسي

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

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

شابك (ج 12)........................................... 4-27-6521-965

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:

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The composing errors are not corrected.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TRANSLITERATION 11

FOREWORD [IN ARABIC] 12

FOREWORD 14

CHAPTER FIVE - (AL-MA’IDAH) “THE TABLE” 16

CHAPTER 5, VERSES 106-109 17

COMMENTARY 17

A TALK ON THE MEANING OF TESTIMONY 24

A TALK ON JUSTICE 26

A TALK ON OATH 28

TRADITIONS 33

CHAPTER 5, VERSES 110-111 39

COMMENTARY 39

TRADITIONS 41

CHAPTER 5, VERSES 112-115 44

COMMENTARY 44

TRADITIONS 57

CHAPTER 5, VERSES 116-120 60

COMMENTARY 60

TRADITIONS 71

A TALK ON THE MEANING OF GOOD MANNERS 73

OTHER TRADITIONS 116

SOME OF HIS CUSTOMS AND MANNERS IN HIS SOCIAL RELATIONS 123

SLAVERY AND ENSLAVEMENT 146

1. Consideration of Servitude to Allãh (s.w.t.): 146

2. Enslaving Human Beings and Its Causes: 148

3. Origin of Enslavement in History: 150

4. Islamic View About It: 150

5. What is the Way of Enslaving in Islam? 152

6. What is the Behaviour of Islam Concerning Slave-Men and Women? 153

7. Gist of the Above Discussions: 154

8. Progress of Enslavement in History: 154

9. A Glance on Their Structure: 156

10. What is the Amount of Limitation? 158

11. The End Result of the Abolition: 159

A TALK ON PUNISHMENT AND FORGIVENESS 163

1. What is the Meaning of Requital? 163

2. Is An Obedient Person Counted as Slave of the Obeyed? 165

3. Forgiveness and Pardon: 165

4. Forgiveness has Grades: 167

5. Does Censure or Forgiveness Necessarily Mean a Preceding Sin? 174

6. Relationship Between Action and Recompense: 176

7. The Deed takes Relationship to the Soul: 178

NOTES 180

LIST OF THE IMPORTANT SUBJECTS DEALT WITH IN THIS VOLUME - 12 181

APPENDIX “A” 183

APPENDIX “B” 185

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 the late great scholar al-‘Allãmah as-Sayyid Sa‘īd Akhtar ar-Radawī (may Allãh cover him with His mercy) 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 considered 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 twelfth volume of the English translation of al-Mīzãn.This volume corre-sponds with the second 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 Hispleasure, 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)

17/1/1424,

19/5/2003,

Tehran - IRAN.

al-Mīzãn

Volume Twelve

ch.5, vrs.106 - 120

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