Themes and Concepts

Key themes of Tafsīr al-Tasnīm, gathered from across the commentary by Tawheed Institute Australia and set out as questions and short answers. Each answer links to the passage in al-Tasnim where Āyatullāh Jawādī Āmulī explains it, so you can read it in full. More themes will be added as more of al-Tasnim comes online.

IblīsWho Iblīs is, why he refused to prostrate to Adam, his expulsion and respite, how he leads people astray, and the way to be safe from him.ImāmahWhat the imāmah given to Abraham is, its condition, who the Imams are, and how they relate to the Qur’an.Infallibility (ʿIṣmah)What infallibility is, the infallibility of the prophets and the Imams, and why it matters for the Qur’an and the Sunnah.TawḥīdWhat divine unity is and its levels, the proofs of God’s oneness, pure monotheism in worship, Abraham’s example, and the Trinity.The Qur’an: Its Revelation and UnderstandingHow the Qur’an came down, what revelation is, and how the Qur’an is to be understood: by itself, with the Sunnah and the Ahl al-Bayt, and by reason rather than opinion.