al-Taqdīm wa al-Taʾkhīr in The Qur'an Basen on al-Tabataba'i's Approach

Al-Mīzan fī Tafsīr al-Qurʾān by Mohammad Hosseyn Ṭabāṭabāʾī is one of the most important contemporary Shiʿa Qurʾān commentaries, which is written in the method of interpreting the Qurʾān with the Qurʾān. As a Shiʿa scholar, Ṭabāṭabāʾī, as well as presenting new views in his interpretation discussions, has also made innovations in the ʿUlūm al-Qurʾān. Among these innovations is hir attention to the importance of discussing al-Taqdīm wa al-Taʾkhīr - as one of the topics of Quranic sciences - for understanding the Qurʾān. This discussion has been noticed by Ṭabāṭabāʾī because of its close connection with knowing the context. The aim of the current study is to recognize the views of Ṭabāṭabāʾī in this field, and to explain the position of these opinions in comparison with the views of other commentators in the discussion of al-Taqdīm wa al-Taʾkhīr of Qurʾanic verses. It is intended that, while examining the causes of al-Taqdīm wa al-Taʾkhīr from Ṭabāṭabāʾī's point of view, a report of his innovations in the development of the causes of al-Taqdīm wa al-Taʾkhīr - such as al-Istirḥām, Ishfāq, and expression of inclusion - should be presented, and along with that, Ṭabāṭabāʾī's innovative explanation of the concept of al-Taqdīm wa al-Taʾkhīr should also be explained.