Maytham al-Tammar: Difference between revisions

Maytham wrote a commentary of the [[Qur'an]] from what he had learned from [[Imam 'Ali (a) ]]. According to one account, Maytham told [[Ibn Abbas]] that Imam Ali had taught him the knowledge of [[Ta'wil]] (hidden meaning of the Qur'an). He asked Ibn Abbas to ask him any question about the interpretation of the Qur'an, and Ibn Abbas questioned him and wrote down his answers. When Maytham foretold the story of his own martyrdom, Ibn Abbas became suspicious about him and decided to destroy the writings. Maytham asked him not to do that and said, "Keep yourself from doing that until my prophecy is fulfilled; if it does not happen, destroy my interpretations".