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Abdul Hosein Amini

Abdul Hosein Amini

Iranian Muslim scholar

Sheikh Abdul Hossein Amini (Persian: عبدالحسین امینی) was a Shia scholar, traditionist, theologian and jurist. He is best known for his book Al-Ḡadīr fi’l-Ketāb wa’l-Sonna wa’l-Adab .

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Abdul Hosein Amini Reading Books in Amir al-Momenin Library in Najaf, Iraq.

Birth

He was born in the city of Sarab near the Ardabil. His father Mirza Ahmad Amini, and his grandfather Najaf Ali were jurists of the city.[1]

Education

His teachers included Abul Hasan Esfahani, Muhammad Hosein Na'ini, and Muhammad Hossein Esfahani.[2]

Works

Abdul Hussain established a library in Najaf and named it “Amir al-Mo’menin”. He wrote many books and treatises, most of which have been published. He wrote books about Shiʿite beliefs, Hadith and jurisprudence. Some of his books are:

  • Al-Ḡadīr fi’l-Ketāb wa’l-Sonna wa’l-Adab. An encyclopedic work which examines the tradition of Ghadir-e-Khumm
  • Sīratonā wa sonnatonā sīrato nabīyenā wa sonnatoho(Arabic: ثمرات الأسفار)
  • Commentary on Fatiha surah
  • Martyrs of virtues (Arabic: شهداء الفضیلة)
  • Consequences of Trips (Arabic: ثمرات الأسفار)
  • Rayaz al Ons (Arabic: ریاض الانس)
  • Exalted intention
  • A treatise on intention
  • Annotation of “Kamel al-Ziyarat” (written by Ibn Quluyeh Qomi)
  • Annotation of the two works of Sheikh Murteza Ansari: Makasib (The earnings) and Rasayel (The treatises).

Death

He fell ill in 1968 and travelled to Tehran for medical treatment where he died on 3 July 1970.[citation needed] His body was returned to Najaf for burial next to Amīr-al-moʾmenīn library that he had founded.

References

  1. [1]
    "AMĪNĪ, SHAIKH ʿABD-AL-ḤOSAYN – Encyclopaedia Iranica". Iranicaonline.org. Archived from the original on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  2. [2]
    Sayyed Kabari, Allameh Amini the diver of Al Qadir, Culture of Kawsar, 1376 solar, number 2
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