The concept of taqhiyya in the Shia tafsir tradition (In Al-Mizan fi Tafsir AL Quran of Tabatabai)

The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between the nass-takiyye which Shia strives to establish in the context of Tabâtabâîi's al-Mîzân fi Tafsiri'l-Kur'ân. In the introductory part of our study which consists of an introduction and three chapters, the subject, aim, method and sources of the thesis are included. In the first chapter, the concept of taqiyah is referred to as the dictionary and term, and the concept of taqiyah in the pre-Islamic religions and in the early years of Islam and examples on this subject are discussed. At the same time, the reasons, types, validity period and the moral, sociological and psychological consequences of the taqiyya which have been applied since the early period have been tried to be put forward. In this section, the approaches of sects in general and Shia and Ahl-i Sunnah in particular are discussed. In the second part, Tabâtabâî's life, her teachers, her students and her scientific struggle are discussed and a general information is given about her works. However, among the works of al-Mizan fi Tefsiri-l Kur'ân which is the subject of our thesis, the method followed and the sources of this work are included. In the last part of our study Within the Shia tradition of tafsir, as an example of the meanings imposed on the concept of takiyye The way Tabâtabâî interprets these verses is discussed.