Contemporary Shia commentators of the Quran

There are notable commentaries of the Quran written by Shia personalities during Islamic history. Ahmad ibn Ali al-Najashi is the first to record the names of Shia authors in the interpretation of the Quran The first group of Shia commentators is a number of the Islamic Prophet's followers, known as the Companions of the Prophet, and the Imams of his household who have quoted or recorded interpretive aḥādīth. Then, in different periods there are commentators who have interpreted the Quran and their works are still considered valuable resources in understanding the verses in the contemporary era. A large number of valuable works in various fields concerning Quranic studies have been done by Shia scholars. The following are some important commentators (Mufasirin) of Shia. it must be noted that there exist thousands of works written by Shia scholars in different fields of Quranic studies but below are some of the works specified to tafsir (commentary) of the Quran:

1. Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai, (16 March 1903 – 15 November 1981) was an Iranian scholar who is best known for his Tafsir al-Mizan, a twenty-seven-volume work of tafsir (Quranic exegesis), which he produced between 1954 and 1972.
2. Naser Makarem Shirazi (b. 25 February 1927) supervised a twenty-seven-volume commentary of the Quran in Farsi known as Tafsir Nemooneh. The translation of this tafsir in Arabic is known as al-Amthal fi Tafsir al-Qur'an.
3. Mohammad Jawad al-Balaghi (from 1865 - 10 December 1933) is the author of Ala’ Al-Rahman fi Tafsire Al-Quran, an unfinished commentary in Arabic, including the first three surahs (chapters) of the Quran, namely Al-Fatiha, Al-Baqara, Al Imran, and a small part of An-Nisa.
4. Mahmoud Taleghani (5 March 1911 – 9 September 1979) wrote his tafsir Partuwi Az Quran (A shining ray from Quran) which is in six volumes. It includes the interpretation of some of the first chapters of the Quran and all the chapters of the thirtieth part of the Quran. Taleghani interpreted the Quran by focusing on the words and even the rhythm of the words of the Quranic. Interpretation of some verses of the Quran by other verses of the Quran has been common since early times, but less attention was paid to the role of words. Taleghani believed that there were no synonyms in the Quran. Every word, whether it is a noun, a verb, or a letter, has its own meaning. No word can be substituted for another word because then the meaning of the verse changes.
5. Hussain Shah Abdul Azimi (1900-1964) is the author of tafsir Ithna-ashari in fourteen volumes in Persian. This tafsir begins from the first chapter till chapter seventy-seven. The author did not have the chance to complete all the chapters of the Quran.
6. Ja'far Sobhani, (born 1929) has also a thematic interpretation (Tafsir Mudu’i) which is published in some volumes.
7. Muhammad Husseini Hamedani (1904-1996) wrote the complete Persian commentary of the Quran in 18 volumes which are known as Anware Derakhshan (shining rays).
8. Abdu-Husain Tayyib (1893-1991) is the author of the complete Persian commentary of the Quran, Atyab Al-Bayan Fi Tafsir Al-Quran in 14 volumes.
9. Yasubedin Rastegar Jooybari (born 1940) has his commentary of the Quran in 60 volumes among which, 25 volumes have been published so far. This commentary of the Quran is known as Tafsir Al-Basair.
10. Mirza Muhammad Thaqafi Tehrani (1896-1986) is another contemporary Shia Jurist and commentator of the Quran who wrote his tafsir Rawane Jawid in five volumes in the Persian language. The author intended to write a simple tafsir of the Quran to be understood by lay people.
11. Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah (1935 –2010) is the author of the well-known Arabic Tafsir “Min Wahy Al-Quran” which is published in 24 and also 20 volumes in different editions.
12. Mohammad al-Shirazi, (1928 –2001) wrote Taqrib Al-Quran Ila Al-Azhan in five volumes.
13. Mohammad Sadeqi Tehrani (1926-2011) used the method of interpreting the verses of the Quran through the other verses in his Arabic tafsir which is in 30 volumes, known as Al-Furqan Fi Tafsir Al-Quran Bi-l-Quran wa Al-Sunnah.
14. Abdollah Javadi-Amoli (b. 1993) can be recognized as the most important commentator of the Quran in Islamic history. His commentary of the Quran, Tasnim goes beyond 80 volumes while 60 volumes are already published.

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