Abstract

This dissertation seeks to answer the following question: how are intellect, intuition, and revelation related to one another in ‘Allāma Ṭabāṭabā’ī’s view? To answer the question, we need to consider the definitions and properties of each of the three notions, and ultimately, consider ‘Allāma’s view of the relation among them. ‘Allāma was a prominent, influential Iranian Shiite scholar in the twentieth century who wrote many books and essays concerning Islamic philosophy, Qur’anic exegesis, theology, sociology, and so on. Deploying an analytic method, the dissertation considers and analyzes all relevant principles and theories of ‘Allāma. It takes almost all relevant work by ‘Allāma into account, including al-Mīzān fī Tafsīr al-Qur’ān, Bidāyat al-Ḥikma, Nihāyat al-Ḥikma, Uṣūl-i Falsafih va Ravish-i Ri’ālīsm, his collected essays, and “Risālat al-Wilāya”.