Great Qur’ānic Exegetes of the Qum Islamic Seminary over the last Century:ꜥAllāmah Ṭabāṭabā’ī

ꜥAllāmah Ṭabāṭabā’ī can be considered as being amongst the greatest thinkers and exegetes in the Islamic world over the last century. He studied in the cities of Tabriz and Najaf, but it was in the city of Qum where his academic prowess and ability truly flourished and came to the fore, causing him to become one the most distinguished scholars of the Qum Islamic Seminary within the last century. During this period, he presented significant academic services to Islamic culture and society in the field of Qur’ānic exegesis.The present article aims to analyze the personality and Qur’ānic academic activities of ꜥAllāmah Ṭabāṭabā’ī from his position of being one of the sages and exegetes of the Qum Islamic Seminary. The method used in this article is descriptive-analytical.Reviving Qur’ānic exegesis, propounding the exegetical method of Qur’ān-by-Qur’ān and answering the needs of the time by means of the Glorious Qur’ān are just some of the noteworthy accomplishments that this esteemed scholar of Islam achieved with respect to the Glorious Qur’ān over the last century. In addition, it should be noted that ꜥAllāmah Ṭabāṭabā’ī applied many new approaches and methods in his exegesis of the Glorious Qur’ān. These include the expansive use of contextual harmony apparent in the verses, greatly benefitting from multiple verses to explain a verse, interpreting the allegorical verses based on the clear verses, albeit with a different approach to the clear verses, objective-based and monotheism-centered exegesis of the Qur’ānic verses, innovative subject categorization of the verses and paying special attention to the ḥadīth of the Ahl al-Bayt.