On going through those traditions of the Prophet and the...

On going through those traditions of the Prophet and the Imams (peace be on them all!), you will notice that this "new" method of exegesis (adopted in this book) is in reality the oldest and the original method which was used by the Teachers of the Qur'an (peace of Allah be on them all!). Also, we have written separately various topics - philosophical, academic, historical, social and ethical- when there was a need for it.

In all such discussions, we have confined our talk to the basic premises, without going in too much detail. We pray to Allah, High is He, to guide us and keep our talk to the point; He is the Best Helper and the Best Guide. (Allamah Tabataba'i, Al-Mizan, p. 3-16). Previous…