The Qur’an Explaining Itself

ʿAllāmah Ṭabāṭabāʾī’s method in al-Mizan is to explain the Qur’an by the Qur’an. Here the whole Qur’an is drawn as one ring, from al-Fātiḥah at the top, round clockwise to al-Nās. Each line joins a passage of al-Mizan to a verse the ʿAllāmah brings in to explain it.

Choose any verse on the ring, or type one below. Green lines go to the verses he uses to explain its passage; gold lines come from the passages where this verse helps him explain others. Follow any of them to keep going; your path is kept above the verse.

For every passage, the verses are also grouped by theme: what the ʿAllāmah uses them to show. Choose a theme to see just those lines on the ring and read his words. Surprise me takes you to a passage at random.

verses the ʿAllāmah brings in to explain the passage passages this verse helps him explain

The Qur’an Explaining Itself ​

The Qur’an Explaining Itself