Shaykh Ahmad ibn Abi Talib Tabarsi^[1] known asShaykh Tabarsi (Persian/Arabic:شيخ طبرسى), was a 12th-centuryShia Muslim scholar,exegete,lexicologist, hadith scholar andtheologian ofPersian descent.^[2][3]

Tabarsi was born in the year 1073 AD inTabaristan province or some scholars said inTafresh a city which was named at those days Tabres, Iran.^[4] He lived and taught inMashhad until the year 1128 AD. He wrote a number of books on doctrine, theology, ethics and grammar. He wrote his famous work, a commentary on the Quran, when he was over the age of sixty, living inSabzawar.^[5]

He had many students, most famous are his sonRadhi ad-Din Tabarsi, author of the bookMakarim al-Akhlaq, andIbn Shahr-e Ashub. He was killed in theOghuz invasion toKhorasan.^[6] The location of his grave is disputed as to it being within theImām Ridhā Shrine complex^[3][7] or whether it lies inMazandaran^{[citation needed]}. The shrine located in Mazandaran was the location of thebattle between the forces of theShah ofPersia and theBábís, followers of theBáb, over the period October 10, 1848 to May 10, 1849.

Tabarsi had many works, but only around 20 of his books are survived to the present time. His main work isMajma‘ al-bayān (Compendium of Elucidations on the Exegesis of the Quran), a commentary (tafsir) ofQur'an. While Shia Scholars have written many commentaries of the Quran, none has been able to match the eloquence and magnitude of his book.^[4] He completed writing this book in the year 1139 AD. His other works are al-Kafi al-shall and Jawami al-Jami.^[5]

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