This book reflects...

This book reflects, moreover, not only the learning of the author but also his spiritual qualities. Allamah Tabataba’i was not only an outstanding scholar but also a person of great spiritual realization who lived constantly in the remembrance of God.

During the twenty years during which we had the honour of being his student, and observing him in all kinds of circumstances- from being alone with him in a room, to sitting at his feet in a mosque filled with hundred students- never did he cease to remember God and invoke Him. His countenance always reflected a light that seemed to shine from the world beyond, while his gentle vice seemed to issue from the outer shores…