Only if this tafsīr is taught in the hawza and discussed...

Only if this tafsīr is taught in the hawza and discussed, and its contents critiqued and analyzed, then perhaps after a period of 200 years will its value be truly recognized.” Another time I said to him, “When I become occupied with studying this tafsīr, and when I see how you relate verses to each other and verify one with the other and thereby extract a meaning from them, I cannot explain it except to say that at that time divine inspiration must have taken over your hand.” He (‘Allāmah) shook his head and said, “This is just a positive outlook on your part, we haven’t done anything”!

‘Allāmah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tehrānī Perseverance and Hard Work Story n. 1 ‘Allāmah’s nights like his days were spent in studying, researching and writing. Only on the day of Ashura [the 10th of Muharram] would he take a break. He stayed away from useless discussions, futile night gatherings and fruitless visitations, and grieved deeply for lost time. Sometimes when in the process of researching a topic he would lock himself in a room and not meet anyone unless it was necessary.

He considered every moment in a man’s life to be his capital. As a result when ‘Allāmah was in Tabriz, he was away from nearly everyone, and spent one season of the year in a village near Tabriz by the name of Shādgān. Preparations for Tafsīr al-Mīzān, reading once through Bihārul Anwār of the late Majlisī (r), and many other research projects in the subject of hadīth and other intellectual problems were carried out during this time. Ayatullah Ja’far Subhānī Story n.

2 Occasionally Aghā Quddūsī [Allāmah Tabātabā’ī’s son-in-law] and I would discuss the cause of [my father’s] success, and the reason behind his progress. He would say, “Aptitude is a very important factor in the progress of an individual. However perseverance also plays a very important role” . ‘Allama had astounding perseverance. He spent many years working hard at his tafsīr, but he never got tired of it. [During this time] he wouldn’t differentiate night from day.

From early morning until noon he was occupied with researching and writing. Then after his prayers, a meal, and a short rest, he would once again busy himself with work and activity. This was despite the difficult conditions life dealt him - the spiritual and mental blows one upon the other, the unremitting emotional bereavements, and the family tragedies and difficulties on top of all this.