Sayyid Abd al-Aziz Tabataba'i: Difference between revisions

| Professors = [[Sayyid Abu l-Qasim al-Khoei]] • [[Sayyid 'Abd al-Hadi Shirazi]] • [[Sayyid 'Abd al-A'la Sabziwari]] • [[Aqa Buzurg Tihrani]]

| Permission for hadith transmission from = Sayyid Abu l-Qasim al-Khoei • Sayyid 'Abd al-Hadi Shirazi •  Aqa Buzurg Tihrani

| Works = ''Ahl al-Bayt (a) fi l-maktaba al-'arabiyya'' • ''Al-Ghadir fi l-turath al-Islami''

'''Sayyid ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Ṭabāṭabāʾī Yazdī'''{{at}} (Persian:{{ia| سید عبدالعزیز طباطبائی یزدی}}) (b. 1348/1929 -d.1415/1995) known as '''Muḥaqqiq Ṭabāṭabāʾī''' ({{ia|محقق طباطبائي}}) and '''Āqā ʿAzīz Kitābshinās''' (Persian:{{ia| آقا عزیز کتابشناس}}, Mr. Aziz, the bibliographer), was a codicologist, and a scholar of history, [['ilm al-rijal]] and biography. He is a grandson of [[Sayyid Muhammad Kazim Tabataba'i Yazdi]], the author of ''[[al-'Urwa al-wuthqa]]'', from both maternal and paternal sides. He was so skillful in his areas of specialization that was known by acdemic and scholarly communities as "Muhaqqiq" (a scholar who investigates the issues of the religion with precision, assertiveness, and thorough examination). Sayyid 'Abd al-'Aziz had some students. He identified many manuscripts in different libraries around the world.  

Abu Jawad, Sayyid 'Abd al-'Aziz b. Jawad b. Isma'il Tabataba'i Yazdi was born in [[Najaf]] on [[Jumada II 21]], 1348/ October 27, 1959. He was the grandson of [[Sayyid Muhammad Kazim Tabataba'i Yazdi]] (d. [[1337]]/1918), the author of ''[[al-'Urwa al-wuthqa]]''.

After studying the preliminaries of Islamic sciences, Sayyid 'Abd al-'Aziz travelled to [[Iran]] with his father. When his father passed away, he went to [[Qom]] and studied with [[al-Sayyid Rida al-Sadr]]. One year later, he went back to Najaf, and studied with [[Sayyid Abu l-Qasim al-Khoei]], [[Sayyid 'Abd al-Hadi Shirazi]], [[Sayyid 'Abd al-A'la Sabziwari]], [[Sayyid Hashim Husayni Tihrani]], and Mirza [[Muhammad 'Ali Urdubadi]]. He received [[Permission for the Transmission of Hadiths]] from Ayatollah al-Khoei, Sayyid 'Abd al-Hadi Shirazi, and [[Aqa Buzurg Tihrani]].

==Demise==

Muhaqqiq Tabataba'i died on [[Ramadan 7]], [[1415]]/[[February 7]], 1995. He was buried in the chamber no.14 of the courtyard of the [[Holy Shrine of Fatima al-Ma'suma (a)]].

Since he was interested in bibliography and codicology and the revival of [[Shiite]] old heritage, Tabataba'i was influenced in Najaf by two prominent figures: Aqa Buzurg Tihrani and [['Allama Amini]]. When 'Allama Amini founded the [[Library of Imam Amir al-Mu'minin (a) (Najaf)|Library of Imam Amir al-Mu'minin (a)]] in Najaf, Muhaqqiq Tabataba'i started to make a catalogue for the library. And in order to identify manuscripts and learn about bibliography and other related fields, he frequently consulted Aqa Buzurg Tihrani.

In February 1970, Tabataba'i was invited by University of Mashhad to go to Iran and attend the Conference of the Millenium of al-Shaykh al-Tusi. At the request of the [[Libeary of Astan Quds Razavi]], he wrote manuscripts of [[fiqh]] and [[usul al-fiqh]], and then returned to Najaf. In 1978, he was deported by the Iraqi regime; he returned to Iran and stayed in Qom. He was affiliated with centers such as [[Al al-Bayt (a) Inistitute]], al-Ghadir Center, the [[Foundation of Islamic Researches of Astan Quds Razavi]], the [[Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia]] (CGIE), the Foundation of Bi'that, and Jami'a Mudarrisin Publication. Many books were published by his cooperation or under his supervision. He also attended many academic and scholarly conferences inside and outside Iran. Ninety-four books were written by his supervision and his notes. He made a large catalogue of manuscripts available inside and outside Iran.

* The catalogue of the Library of Imam Amir al-Mu'minin (a) in Najaf.

* The catalogue of the manuscripts in libraries in [[Baghdad]], [[Hijaz]], Turky, [[Shiraz]], and [[Tabriz]].

* ''[[Nahj al-balagha 'abr al-qurun (book)|Nahj al-balagha 'ibr al-qurun]]'' (''[[Nahj al-balagha]]'' during centuries)

* ''Al-Mahdi (a) fi l-sunna al-nabawiyya'' ([[al-Mahdi (a)]] in the tradition of the [[Prophet (s)]])

* And many papers in the journal "Turathuna" (lit. our heritage).

Muhaqqiq Tabataba'i attended many conferences, such as the Conference of al-Shaykh al-Tusi in [[Mashhad]] in 1969, a conference by the [[Muhammadi Trust|Institute of Muhammadi Trust]] in 1983, the Conference of Imam Ali (a) in 1989 in London, and the Conference of the Millenium of [[al-Sharif al-Radi]] in 1985 in the [[Foundation of Nahj al-Balagha]] in [[Tehran]], and the Conference of Book and Book Reading in the Islamic Civilization in Mashhad.