Sayyid 'Ali Qadi Tabataba'i: Difference between revisions

Qadi Tabataba'i acquired his earlier education in his native city. He learned ''[[al-Tafsir al-Kashshaf]]'' from his father. In addition to his father, [[Musa Tabrizi]], the author of ''A Commentary on Rasa'il Shaykh Ansari'', and [[Muhammad 'Ali Qarachah Daghi]], the author of ''A Commentary on Sharh al-Lum'a al-Dimashqiyya'' were his teachers. He also learned Arabic and Farsi literature from [[Muhammad Taqi Nayyir Tabrizi]], known as Hujjat al-Islam, the famous poet.

On his father's advice, he became the student of [[Imam Quli Nakhjawani]] for a while to purify himself. In 1308/1891, In order to continue his education, he immigrated to [[Najaf]] where he learned [[jurisprudence]], [[principles of jurisprudence]], [[hadith]], [[interpretation of Qur'an]], and other [[Islamic sciences]] from [[Muhammad Fadil Sharabyani]], [[Muhammad Hasan Mamaqani]], [[Shaykh al-Shari'ah Isfahani]], [[Akhund Khurasani]], and [[Hussein Khalili]], last one of whom was his teacher of [[ethics]] as well.

He also became the student of [[Sayyid Ahmad Karbala'i]] and [[Shaykh Muhammad Bahari|Muhammad Bahari]], two brilliant students of [[Mulla Husaynquli Hamidani|Mulla Hussein Quli Hamidani]], to practice self- purification. Although Qadi's fame was due to [[mysticism]] and ethics, he was also very knowledgeable about hadith, jurisprudence, and interpretation of Qur'an. Although he was an Islamic authority, he attended Kharij classes [seminary lectures not based on reading textbooks] of [[Sayyid Muhammad Kazim Yazdi]], [[Sayyid Muhammad Isfahani]], and other scholars of [[Najaf]]. It is said that he attended the kharij class on Shaykh [[Murtada Ansari]]'s book of [[Tahara]] seven times.