Taking Another Look at Allame Tabātabāie's Life and his Oeuvre

The author in this paper is going to consider how to restore and to present Allāme Tabātabāie’s collection of works in the best way. Therefore, in the first part of this article, he is going to point out some features of Allāme’s works, their importance, and effectiveness as well as the significance of his character. Then, he states some of the research necessities which help have an optimal presentation of these work. Regarding the most important necessities, he is going to talk about the works done so far, especially the 20-volume set of books by Seyyed Hādi Khosroshāhi, published by Boostān-e Kitāb Publication. Having pointed out some of the advantages and shortcomings of this set, he comes up with some suggestions in order to gain a better and more complete compilation and publication of Allāme’s oeuvre.