Allameh Tabatabaei's "Shia in Islam" published in Italian

Italian translation of the book 'Shia in Islam' written by the Iranian world-known scholar Allameh Mohammad Hossein Tabatabaei was published in Rome by Iran's Cultural Office

Italian translation of the book 'Shia in Islam' written by the Iranian world-known scholar Allameh Mohammad Hossein Tabatabaei was published in Rome by Iran's Cultural Office.



The original version of the book with a preface by the noted Iranian philosopher, Gholamreza Avani, had been published in Persian language by Iran Association of Philosophy and Theosophy.



The book was translated by Alireza Jalali and Mona Rezvan and edited by Iman Mansub-Basiri.



The book featuring Allameh Tabatabei's correspondences with western orientalist, Henry Corbin is of high significance in view of reviving Shia philosophy.



Allameh has contributed a lot to promotion of Shia discourse and introducing Shia teachings in the West.

Seyed Mohammad Hossein Tabataba'i was one of the most prominent thinkers of philosophy and contemporary Shia Islam. He is famous for Tafsir al-Mizan, the Quranic exegesis.