Encouraged by Dr. Ingrid Mattson, and my own interests in wanting to better understand the broader Islamic tradition, I decided to read and review a book on tafsir (Qur'anic commentary) composed by one of the Shi'a tradition's most erudite scholars: ‘Allamah Sayyid M. H. Tabataba’i. Here is my, a Sunni Muslim's, summary and reflection... The … Continue reading Encountering Tabataba’i