Mahmoud Mar'ashi Najafi or Seyyed Mahmoud Mar'ashi Najafi (born 1941) is an Iranian

librarian A librarian is a person who works professionally in a library providing access to information, and sometimes social or technical programming, or instruction on information literacy to users. The role of the librarian has changed much over time, ...

Bibliographer Bibliography (from and ), as a discipline, is traditionally the academic study of books as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as bibliology (from ). English author and bibliographer John Carter describes ''bibliography ...

and manuscript expert. He is the director of Mar'ashi Najafi Library, which he says is one of the largest libraries in Iran and the world.

Life and education

''Seyyed Mahmoud Mar'ashi Najafi'', the eldest son of

Shahab ud-Din Mar'ashi Najafi Shahab ad-Din Muhammad Hussain Mar'ashi Najafi (July 21, 1897 – August 29, 1990) ( ar, اية الله العظمى السيد شهابالدين الحسينى المرعشى نجفى) was an Iraqi Shia ''Grand Ayatollah'' and Marja'. Educat ...

and the grandson of ''Seyyed Shamsuddin Mahmoud Mar'ashi Najafi'', was born in 1941 in Qom,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. After elementary and high school in Qom, he started learning Islamic

seminary A seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called ''seminarians'') in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as clergy, ...

sciences, studied the basics and first levels with prominent professors such as ''Fazel Lankarani'', ''Seyyed Mahdi Lajevardi'', ''Abutaleb Tajlil Tabrizi'', ''Mohammad Sadegh Nasiri Sarabi'', ''Mohammad Taghi Sotoudeh'' and ''Seyyed Ahmad Varamini''. He then learned the highest level of seminary lessons from his father, who was a distinguished professor, and until the last days of his father's life, he was his disciple. In addition to studying religious sciences, ''Mar'ashi'' studied books and treatises of the ancients and the late in these fields due to his great interest in the sciences of

rijal Biographical evaluation ( ar, عِلْمُ الرِّجال, ʿilm al-rijāl; literally meaning'' 'Knowledge of Men' , ''but more commonly understood as the ''Science of Narrators)'' refers to a discipline of Islam, Islamic religious studies wi ...

genealogy Genealogy () is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages. Genealogists use oral interviews, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kins ...

bibliography Bibliography (from and ), as a discipline, is traditionally the academic study of books as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as bibliology (from ). English author and bibliographer John Carter describes ''bibliography ...

and

codicology Codicology (; from French ''codicologie;'' from Latin , genitive , "notebook, book" and Greek , '' -logia'') is the study of codices or manuscript books. It is often referred to as "the archaeology of the book," a term coined by François Masai. ...

. In this way, he used his father's instructions and experiences a lot and gradually became an expert. He has received many permissions from many professors and elders. He then entered the academic sciences in the field of

sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of Empirical ...

. ''Mar'ashi'' continued his studies in sociology, first at the

University of Tehran The University of Tehran (Tehran University or UT, fa, دانشگاه تهران) is the most prominent university located in Tehran, Iran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as its research and teaching pro ...

and then at the

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...

, and in 1985 received a doctorate in sociology from the University of London.

Bibliography

Books

''Seyyed Mahmoud Mar'ashi Najafi'' 's independent works are mainly in the field of cataloging of manuscripts, bibliography and biography of a number of Iranian

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

thinkers. From 1962 to 2003, in a period of forty-one years, he has authored twelve books. In addition, he has corrected 9 works and 64 books have been published under his supervision. Among his independent works, the following can be mentioned (all in

Persian language Persian (), also known by its endonym Farsi (, ', ), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and ...

): * Sharhe Haal va Afkar va Asaar va Aqayed va Nazariate Ibn Sina ('' fa, شرح حال و افکار و آثار و عقاید و نظریات‌ ابن سینا'', ''Biography, thoughts, works, ideas and theories of

Avicenna Ibn Sina ( fa, ابن سینا; 980 – June 1037 CE), commonly known in the West as Avicenna (), was a Persian polymath who is regarded as one of the most significant physicians, astronomers, philosophers, and writers of the Islamic G ...

''), 1962 * Sharhe Haal va Asaar va Araae va Aqayed va Nazariate Abu Hamed Ghazali ('' fa, شرح حال و آثار و آراء و عقاید و نظریات‌ ابو حامد غزالی'', ''Biography, works, opinions, ideas and theories of

Al-Ghazali Al-Ghazali ( – 19 December 1111; ), full name (), and known in Persian-speaking countries as Imam Muhammad-i Ghazali (Persian: امام محمد غزالی) or in Medieval Europe by the Latinized as Algazelus or Algazel, was a Persian polymat ...

''), 1962 * Sharhe Haal va Asaar va Araae Abu Nasr Farabi ('' fa, شرح حال و آثار و آراء ابو نصر فارابی'', ''Biography, works and opinions of

Al-Farabi Abu Nasr Muhammad Al-Farabi ( fa, ابونصر محمد فارابی), ( ar, أبو نصر محمد الفارابي), known in the Western world, West as Alpharabius; (c. 872 – between 14 December, 950 and 12 January, 951)PDF version was a reno ...

'') * Al-Mosalsalaat fi al-Ejaazaat ('' ar, المسلسلات فى الاجازات'', ''The series of permissions''),

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

, 1995 * Ganjineh: Fehreste Bakhshi az Noskhehaye Khattie Farsie Samarkand va Bukhara va Khwarazm ('' fa, (گنجینه (فهرست بخشی از نسخه‌های خطی‌ فارسی سمرقند و بخارا و خوارزم'', ''Thesaurus (List of part of

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

manuscripts of

Samarkand fa, سمرقند , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = City , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from the top:Registan square, Shah-i-Zinda necropolis, Bibi-Khanym Mosque, view inside Shah-i-Zinda, ...

Bukhara Bukhara (Uzbek language, Uzbek: /, ; tg, Бухоро, ) is the List of cities in Uzbekistan, seventh-largest city in Uzbekistan, with a population of 280,187 , and the capital of Bukhara Region. People have inhabited the region around Bukhara ...

and

Khwarazm Khwarazm (; Old Persian: ''Hwârazmiya''; fa, خوارزم, ''Xwârazm'' or ''Xârazm'') or Chorasmia () is a large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia, bordered on the north by the (former) Aral Sea, on the ea ...

)''), 1998 * Fehreste Noskhehaye Khatti Ketabkhaneye Bozorge Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi ('' fa, فهرست نسخه‌های خطی کتابخانه بزرگ‌ آیت الله العظمی مرعشی نجفی'', ''List of manuscripts of the Grand Library of Grand Ayatollah Marashi Najafi''), 2000-2001 * Fehreste Noskhehaye Khatti Asaare Allame Seyyed Roknuddin Haidar Hosseini Amoli dar Ketabkhaneye Hazrate Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi ('' fa, فهرست نسخه‌های خطی آثار علامه سید رکن‌الدین حیدر حسینی آملی در کتابخانه حضرت‌ آیت الله العظمی مرعشی نجفی'', ''List of manuscripts of the works of Allama Seyyed Roknuddin Haidar Hosseini Amoli in the library of Grand Ayatollah Mar'ashi Najafi''), 2002 * Fehreste Noskhehaye Khatti Asaare Allame Qazi Noorollah Mar'ashi Shustari dar Ketabkhaneye Hazrate Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi ('' fa, فهرست نسخه‌های خطی آثار علامه قاضی‌ نور الله مرعشی شوشتری در کتابخانه حضرت‌ آیت الله العظمی مرعشی نجفی'', ''List of manuscripts of the works of

Qazi Nurullah Shustari Sayyid Nurullah ibn Sharif al-Mar'ashi al-Shustari, commonly known as Qazi Nurullah Shushtari (1549–1610), also known as ''Shahid-e-Salis'' (third martyr) was an eminent Shia faqih (jurist) and alim (scholar) of the Mughal period. He may als ...

in the library of Grand Ayatollah Mar'ashi Najafi''), 2002 * Fehreste Noskhehaye Khatti Asaare Allame Nezamuddin Abdul Ali Birjandi ('' fa, فهرست نسخه‌های خطی آثار علامه‌ نظام‌الدین عبدالعلی بیرجندی'', ''List of manuscripts of the works of

Al-Birjandi Abd Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Husayn Birjandi ( fa, عبدعلی محمد بن حسین بیرجندی) (died 1528) was a prominent 16th-century Persian astronomer, mathematician and physicist who lived in Birjand. Astronomy Al-Birjandi was a pupi ...

''), 2002 * Noskhehaye Khatti Kohan va Nafise Nahj al-Balagha va Shoroohe Bargozideh va Tarjomehaye Aan dar Ketabkhaneye Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi ('' fa, نسخه‌های خطی کهن و نفیس نهج البلاغه‌ و شروح برگزیده و ترجمه‌های آن در کتابخانه‌ آیت الله العظمی مرعشی نجفی'', ''Ancient and exquisite manuscripts of

Nahj al-Balagha ''Nahj al-Balagha'' ( ar, نَهْج ٱلْبَلَاغَة ', 'The Path of Eloquence') is the best-known collection of sermons, letters, and sayings attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib, fourth Rashidun Caliph, first Shia Imam and the cousin and so ...

and selected commentaries and translations of it in the library of Grand Ayatollah Marashi Najafi''), 2002 * Navader al-Makhtootaat al-Arabiah men Qarn al-Saaless ela al-Saadess al-Hijri ('' ar, نوادر المخطوطات العربية من قرن الثالث الی السادس الهجری'', ''Rare Arabic manuscripts from the third century to the seventh century AH''), Arabic, 2002 * Ketab Shenasi Tosifie Hazrate Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi ('' fa, کتاب شناسی توصیفی حضرت آیت الله‌ العظمی مرعشی نجفی'', ''Descriptive bibliography of Grand Ayatollah Mar'ashi Najafi''), 2003 * Safarnameye Chin ('' fa, سفرنامه چين'', ''Travelogue of China'') * Oday ibn al-Raqqa, Shaere Qarne Avval ('' fa, عدى بن الرقاع، شاعر قرن اول'', ''Oday ibn al-Raqqa, poet of the first century AH'') * Fehreste Bakhshi az Noskhehaye Khatti Mansoub beh Alemane Samarkand ('' fa, فهرست بخشى از نسخه‌هاى خطى منسوب به عالمان سمرقند'', ''List of part of the manuscripts attributed to the scholars of

'') * Moroori bar Zendegie Seyyed Abdul Hadi Delijani ('' fa, مرورى بر زندگى سيد عبدالهادى دليجانى'', ''An overview of the life of Seyyed Abdul Hadi Delijani'') * Nokhostin Ketabhaye Chappi Arabi va Farsi keh dar Jahan Montasher Shodeh ('' fa, نخستين كتاب‌هاى چاپى عربى و فارسى كه در جهان منتشر شده'', ''The first Arabic and Persian printed books published in the world'') * Noskhehaye Khatti Kohan Nahj al-Balagha ('' fa, نسخه‌هاى خطى كهن نهج‌البلاغة'', ''Ancient manuscripts of

'') * Jahane Ketabkhaneha: Gozideh Maqaalaat Darbareye Ketabkhanehaye Iran va Jahan ('' fa, جهان کتابخانه‌ها: گزیده مقالات درباره کتابخانه‌های ایران و جهان'', ''World of the Libraries: A selection of articles about Iranian and world libraries''), 2012 * Mirase Mandegar ('' fa, میراث ماندگار'', ''Lasting heritage''), 2003 * Marja e Miras Baan ('' fa, مرجع میراث بان'', ''Inheritance keeper

Marja' Marji ( ar, مرجع, transliteration: ''marjiʿ''; plural: ''marājiʿ''), literally meaning "source to follow" or "religious reference", is a title given to the highest level of Twelver Shia authority, a Grand Ayatollah with the authority giv ...

''), 2011 * Fehreste Dast Neveshtehaye Asaare Khajeh Nasiruddin Mohammad ibn Mohammad Tusi dar Ketabkhaneye Bozorge Hazrate Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi ('' fa, فهرست دست نوشته‌های آثار خواجه نصیرالدین محمد بن محمد طوسی (ره) در کتابخانه بزرگ حضرت آیت الله العظمی مرعشی نجفی (ره)'', ''List of Manuscripts of the Works of

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Tūsī ( fa, محمد ابن محمد ابن حسن طوسی 18 February 1201 – 26 June 1274), better known as Nasir al-Din al-Tusi ( fa, نصیر الدین طوسی, links=no; or simply Tusi in the West ...

in the Great Library of Grand Ayatollah Mar'ashi Najafi''), 2005 * Ketab Shenasie Asaare Dat Nevise Allame Kamaluddin Meysam ibn Ali Bahrani ('' fa, کتابشناسی آثار دستنویس علامه کمال الدین میثم بن علی بحرانی'', ''Bibliography of the manuscripts of Allamah Maitham Al Bahrani''), 2006 * Shenakht Nameye Seyed Abdolhadi Hosseini Delijani ('' fa, شناخت نامه سید عبدالهادی حسینی دلیجانی'', ''Cognition treatise about Seyed Abdolhadi Hosseini Delijani''), 2007 * Ejaazaat va Namehaye Ayatollah al-Ozma Seyyed Abu Al-Hassan Isfahani to Ayatollah al-Ozma Seyyed Shahabuddin Mar'ashi Najafi ('' fa, اجازات و نامه‌های آیت الله العظمی سید ابوالحسن اصفهانی (ره) به آیت الله العظمی سید شهاب‌الدین مرعشی نجفی (ره)'', ''Permits and letters of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Abu Al-Hassan Isfahani to Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Shahabuddin Mar'ashi Najafi''), Arabic, 2008 * Marja' e Farhang Baan ('' fa, مرجع فرهنگبان'', ''Culture keeper

''), 2009 * Mowsoo'ah al-Imamah fi Nosoos Ahle al-Sonnah ('' ar, موسوعة الامامة فی نصوص أهل السنة'', ''The encyclopedia of the

Imam Imam (; ar, إمام '; plural: ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic worship services, lead prayers, ser ...

in the texts of the

Sunnis Sunni Islam () is the largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word ''Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia ...

''), 2009 * Makatib al-Mahfooz ('' ar, مکاتیب المحفوظ'', ''Reserved letters''), 2009 * Noskheh Shenasi ('' fa, نسخه‌شناسی: پژوهشهایی درباره نسخه‌های خطی در ایران و جهان'', ''

Codicology Codicology (; from French ''codicologie;'' from Latin , genitive , "notebook, book" and Greek , '' -logia'') is the study of codices or manuscript books. It is often referred to as "the archaeology of the book," a term coined by François Masai. ...

: Studies on manuscripts of Iran and of the world''), 2007 * Namehaye Namvaran ('' fa, نامه‌های ناموران'', ''Letters of the prominents''), 2010 * Shasto Seh Noskheh Khatti Nafis az Sadehaye Cheharom va Panjom va Sheshom Hejri ('' fa, شصت و سه نسخه خطی نفیس از سده‌های چهارم و پنجم و ششم هجری'', ''Sixty-three exquisite manuscripts from the fourth, fifth and sixth centuries AH''), 1994 * Yeksado Seh Noskheye Khatti az Sadeye Haftom Hejri ('' fa, یکصد و سه نسخه خطی از سده هفتم هجری'', ''One hundred and three manuscripts from the seventh century AH''), 1994 * Devisto Hashtad Noskheye Khatti Nafis az Qarne Hashtom ('' fa, دویست و هشتاد نسخه خطی نفیس از قرن هشتم'', ''Two hundred and eighty exquisite manuscripts from the eighth century AH''), 1994 * Ketab Khaneye Omoomi Hazrate Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi dar Yek Negah ('' fa, کتابخانه عمومی حضرت آیة الله العظمی مرعشی نجفی در یک نگاه'', '' Grand Ayatollah Mar'ashi Najafi Public Library at a glance''), 1992 * Ganjineh Shahab: Majmooeh Resaleha va Maqalehaye Elmi dar Pasdaasht Hazrate Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi ('' fa, گنجینه شهاب: مجموعه رساله‌ها و مقاله‌های علمی در پاسداشت حضرت آیت‌الله العظمی مرعشی نجفی (ره)'', ''Treasures of Shahab: A Collection of Scientific Treatises and Articles in Honor of Grand Ayatollah Mar'ashi Najafi''), 2001 * Ranj va Ganj ('' fa, رنج و گنج'', ''Suffering and treasure''), 2007 * Fehrestvareye Noskhehaye Khatti Asaare Elmie Fayz Kashani dar Ganjineh Jahani Makhtootaat Eslami Ketabkhaneye Bozorge Hazrate Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi ('' fa, فهرستواره نسخه‌های خطی آثار علمی فیض کاشانی در گنجینه جهانی مخطوطات اسلامی کتابخانه بزرگ حضرت آیت‌الله العظمی مرعشی نجفی (ره)'', ''Catalog of Manuscripts of Fayz Kashani's Scientific Works in the World Treasure of Islamic Manuscripts of the Mar'ashi Najafi Library''), 2008 * Noskhehaye Noyafteh ('' fa, نسخه‌های نویافته: گزارشی از گزیده نسخه‌های خطی خریداری شده کتابخانه بزرگ حضرت آیت‌الله العظمی مرعشی نجفی (ره) (گنجینه جهانی مخطوطات اسلامی)'', ''Newly found manuscripts: A report on a selection of manuscripts purchased by the Mar'ashi Najafi Library (World Treasure of Islamic Manuscripts)''), 2008 * Faqihe Farzaneh: Zendegi Nameye Ayatollah Seyyed Morteza Faqih Mobarqa ('' fa, فقیه فرزانه: زندگی‌نامه آیت‌الله سیدمرتضی فقیه مبرقع'', ''The Wise Faqih: Biography of Ayatollah Seyyed Morteza Faqih Mobarqa''), 2009 * Tariq Sheikh Ansari ela al-Ma'soom ('' ar, طریق شیخ انصاری الی المعصوم'', ''The path of

Murtadha al-Ansari Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Murtadha al-Ansari al-Tostari (1781–1864), ( ar, مرتضی الأنصاري التستري; fa, مرتضی انصاری شوشتری ), also transliterated as Mortaza Ansari Shushtari, was a Shia jurist who "was genera ...

to the

Infallible Infallibility refers to an inability to be wrong. It can be applied within a specific domain, or it can be used as a more general adjective. The term has significance in both epistemology and theology, and its meaning and significance in both fi ...

''), Arabic, 1995 * Ganjineh: Fehreste Bakhshi az Noskhehaye Khattie Farsi va Arabie Samarkand va Bukhara va Khwarazm ('' fa, گنجینه: فهرست بخشی از نسخه‌های خطی فارسی و عربی منسوب به دانشمندان سمرقند، بخارا و خوارزم'', ''Thesaurus: List of part of

and

manuscripts of

and

''), 1998 * Fehreste Namgooye Nosakhe Khattie Makhzane Hamid Soleiman Anstitoo Shaq Shenasi Abu Reyhan Birooni (Ozbakestan) ('' fa, فهرست نامگوی نسخ خطی مخزن حمید سلیمان انستیتو شرق‌شناسی ابوریحان بیرونی (ازبکستان)'', ''List of manuscripts of Hamid Soleiman Repository of Abu Rihan Biruni, Institute of Oriental Studies (Uzbekistan)''), 1998

Articles

''Dr. Mar'ashi'' has published the results of his studies in the fields of librarianship, archiving and manuscript research, his experiences and his visits of the cultural centers of different countries in more than 60 articles, conversations and reports in the following publications: * Mirase Shahab ('' fa, میراث شهاب'', ''The Shahab's Heritage''), journal, since 1995 * Miras ('' fa, میراث'', ''The Heritage''), journal * Mirase Eslami ('' fa, میراث اسلامی'', ''The Islamic Heritage''), journal Some of these articles have also been published in his book ''Ganjineh Shahab''. Among other ''Mar'ashi 's'' articles, the following can be mentioned (all in

): * Noskhehaye Khattie Noyafteh ('' fa, نسخه‌های خطی نو یافته'', ''Newly found manuscripts''), 2011 * Danesh Nameye Kootahe Farsi ('' fa, دانشنامه‌ی کوتاه فارسی'', ''Concise Persian encyclopedia''), 2010 * Olamaye Shiiee va Masaleye Ejazeh dar Qarne Noozdahom ('' fa, علمای شیعی و مساله‌ی اجازه در قرن نوزدهم'', ''

Shiite Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, most ...

scholars and the issue of the permission in the nineteenth century AH''), translator, 2010 * Kabikaj dar Noskhehaye Khatti ('' fa, کبیکج در نسخه‌های خطی'', '' Ranunculus lanuginosus in the manuscripts''), 2010 * Ketabcheye Porseh va Pasokh ya Estentaq az Mirza Reza Kermani ('' fa, کتابچه‌ی پرسش و پاسخ یا استنطاق از میرزا رضا کرمانی'', ''Question and Answer Booklet or Interrogation of

Mirza Reza Kermani Mirza Reza Kermani (Persian: میرزا رضا کرمانی) ( Born in 1854 in Kerman, Persia (modern Iran) - 10 August 1896 in Tehran) was an adherent of Jamal al-Din al-Afghani and an Iranian who assassinated King Nasser-al-Din.Dabashi, Hamid. ...

''), 2009 * Joqrafiaye Khuzestan ('' fa, جغرافیای خوزستان'', ''Geography of

Khuzestan Khuzestan Province (also spelled Xuzestan; fa, استان خوزستان ''Ostān-e Xūzestān'') is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahvaz and it covers ...

''), 2009 * Ketab Shenasie Kamaluddin Meysam Bahrani ('' fa, کتابشناسی کمال الدین میثم بحرانی'', ''Bibliography of Maitham Al Bahrani''), 2006 * Resaleye Montakhab ('' fa, رساله‌ی منتخب'', ''The selected treatise''), 2006 * Eslam, Iran, Chin ('' fa, اسلام، ایران، چین'', ''Islam, Iran, China''), 2004 * Safarnameye Eshqabad, Samaqand va Bokhara ('' fa, سفرنامه‌ی عشق آباد، سمرقند و بخارا'', ''Travelogue of

Ashgabat Ashgabat or Asgabat ( tk, Aşgabat, ; fa, عشق‌آباد, translit='Ešqābād, formerly named Poltoratsk ( rus, Полтора́цк, p=pəltɐˈratsk) between 1919 and 1927), is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies ...

and

''), 2004 * Gozareshe Safare Faranse ('' fa, گزارش سفر فرانسه'', ''Travel report to France''), 2004 * Maraseme Eftetahe Ketabkhaneh Eskandarieh ('' fa, مراسم افتتاح کتابخانه اسکندریه'', ''Opening Ceremony of the

Bibliotheca Alexandrina The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Latin for "Library of Alexandria"; arz, مكتبة الإسكندرية ', ) is a major library and cultural center on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria, Egypt. It is a commemoration of the Library ...

Library''), 2002 * Do Nemooneh az Qoranhaye Koofie Kohan; Az Ganjineye Noskhehaye Khattie Ketabkhaneye Bozorge Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi ('' fa, دو نمونه از قرآن‌های کوفی کهن؛ از گنجینه‌ی نسخه‌های خطی کتابخانه‌ی بزرگ آیت الله العظمی مرعشی نجفی (ره)'', ''Two versions of ancient

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s; From the treasure trove of manuscripts of the Mar'ashi Najafi Library''), 2001 * Noskhehaye Kharidari Shodeh ('' fa, نسخه‌های خریداری شده'', ''Purchased manuscripts''), 2001 * Noskhehaye Khattie Ketabkhaneye Aref Hekmat ('' fa, نسخه‌های خطی کتابخانه‌ی عارف حکمت'', ''Manuscripts of Aref Hekmat Library''), 2000 * Moallefe Rabi al-Shi'ah ('' fa, مولف ربیع الشیعة'', ''The author of the Rabi 'al-Shi'ah''), 2000 * Noskhehaye Jadide Ketabkhaneh (Gozide ee az Noskhehaye Khattie Kohan va Nafise Tazeh Kharidari Shodeh) ('' fa, نسخه‌های جدید کتابخانه (گزیده‌ای از نسخه‌های خطی کهن و نفیس تازه خریداری شده)'', ''New manuscripts of the library (Excerpts from Old and Exquisite Manuscripts Newly Purchased)''), 2000 * Konferanse Beinol Melalie Noskhehaye Khatti ('' fa, کنفرانس بین المللی نسخه‌های خطی'', ''The International Conference of the Manuscripts''), 2000 * Do Ketabkhaneye Nafise Shakhsi ('' fa, دو کتابخانه‌ی نفیس شخصی'', ''Two exquisite personal libraries''), 2000 * Ketab va Ketabkhaneh; Atlalat ala Maktabata Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi ('' fa, کتاب و کتابخانه؛ اطلالة علی مکتبة آیة الله العظمی مرعشی'', ''Books and libraries; Informations about the Mar'ashi Najafi Library''), 1999 * Rahtoosheye Ozbakestan ('' fa, رهتوشه‌ی ازبکستان'', ''Route luggage of

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''), 1998 * Ketabkhaneye Shakhsie Ayatollah Bahari Hamedani ('' fa, کتابخانه‌ی شخصی آیت‌الله بهاری همدانی (ره)'', ''Personal Library of Ayatollah Bahari Hamedani''), 1998 * Jahan Ketabkhaneh; Ketabkhaneye Shakhsie Ayatollah Bahari Hamedani ('' fa, جهان کتابخانه؛ کتابخانه‌ی شخصی آیت‌الله بهاری همدانی'', ''World Library; Ayatollah Bahari Hamedani Personal Library''), 1998 * Mirase Khattie Ketabkhaneh; Noskhehaye Khattie Zakhireye Khwarazm Shahi ('' fa, میراث خطی کتابخانه؛ نسخه‌های خطی ذخیره‌ی خوارزمشاهی'', ''Library manuscript heritage;

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Saved Manuscripts''), 1998 * Ravian va Shoyookhe Shiee Bokhari ('' fa, راویان و شیوخ شیعی بخاری'', ''Bukhari

narrators and

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s''), 1998 * Gozareshe Safar beh Ozbakestan ('' fa, گزارش سفر به ازبکستان'', ''Travel report to

''), 1997 * Noskhehaye Nehayah Sheikh Tusi ('' fa, نسخه‌های نهایه‌ی شیخ طوسی'', ''The manuscripts of the book

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''), 1997 * Tafsire Balabel al-Qalaqel ('' fa, تفسیر بلابل القلاقل'', ''Interpretation of the Balabel al-Qalaqel''), 1994 * Gozideye Ketab Shansie Tosifie Foraqe Eslami ('' fa, گزیده کتاب شناسی توصیفی فرق اسلامی'', ''Excerpts from the descriptive bibliography of Islamic sects''), 1990 * Sharhi Noyafteh bar Tahdhib al-Ahkam Sheikh al-Taefeh Mohammad ibn Hassan Tusi ('' fa, شرحی نویافته بر تهذیب الاحکام شیخ الطائفه محمد بن حسن طوسی'', ''A newly found commentary on the

Tahdhib al-Ahkam ''Tahdhib al-Ahkam'' ( ar, تَهْذِيب ٱلَأَحْكَام فِي شَرْح ٱلْمُقْنِعَه) ''(Tahdhib al-Ahkam fi Sharh al-Muqni'ah lit. ''Rectification of the Statutes in Explaining the Disguised'' or ''The Refinement of th ...

''), 2019 * Dast Neveshtehayi Andar Baabe Ketab Namehaye Valede Bozorgvaram Marhoom Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi va Farzande Arshade Ayatollah Sheikh Agha Bozorg Tehrani ('' fa, دستنوشته‌هایی اندر باب کتاب نامه‌های والد بزرگوارم مرحوم آیت الله العظمی مرعشی نجفی و فرزند ارشد آیت الله شیخ آقا بزرگ تهرانی'', ''Manuscripts on the book-letters of my great father, the late Grand

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, and the eldest son of

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''), 2019 * Moqoofate Mandegar (4): Do Noskheye Nafis az Moqoofate Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi beh Ketabkhaneye Astane Moqaddase Hazrate Fatemeh Masoumeh ('' fa, موقوفات ماندگار (۴): دو نسخۀ نفیس از موقوفات آیت الله العظمی مرعشی نجفی به کتابخانۀ آستان مقدس حضرت فاطمه معصومه'', ''Lasting endowments (4): Two exquisite manuscripts of the endowments of Grand Ayatollah Mar'ashi Najafi to the library of the

Fatima Masumeh Shrine The Shrine of Fatima Masumeh ( fa, حرم فاطمه معصومه translit. ''haram-e fateme-ye masumeh'') is located in Qom, which is considered by Shia Muslims to be the second most sacred city in Iran after Mashhad. Fatima Masumeh was the ...

''), 2019 * Ketabkhaneh Melli Chin ('' fa, کتابخانه ملی چین'', ''

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''), 2010 * Iranian az Didgahe Ahle Beit -Alayhem al-Salam- ('' fa, ایرانیان از دیدگاه اهل بیت -علیهم السلام-'', ''Iranians from the point of view of

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''), corrector, 2009 * Kaqaz Sazi: Tarikh va San'at Pishe ee Kohan ('' fa, کاغذسازی: تاریخ و صنعت پیشه‌ای کهن'', ''Paper making: the history and industry of an ancient profession''), introducer, 2009 * Dar Siasat Emam ra Moqaddam Midanestand ('' fa, در سیاست امام را مقدم می‌دانستند'', ''In politics, the Imam was considered a priority''), interviewee, 2009 * Tarikhe Jazireh Qeshm ('' fa, تاریخ جزیره قشم'', ''History of Qeshm Island''), 2008 * Qanoon Tazkareh dar Doreye Qajar ('' fa, قانون تذکره در دوره قاجار'', ''Citizenship law in the Qajar period''), 2008 * Shahab Fazl va Fazilat ('' fa, شهاب فضل و فضیلت'', ''Shahab of grace and virtue''), 2008 * Elme Nasab Shenasi (Ba Yadi az Saraamade Tabaar Shenasane Moaser Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi) ('' fa, علم نسب شناسی (با یادی از سرآمد تبارشناسان معاصر آیت الله العظمی مرعشی نجفی)'', ''Genealogy (in memory of the great contemporary genealogist Grand Ayatollah Mar'ashi Najafi)''), 2006 * Rooznegare Esteqbal az Hojjaj; Talife Seyed Mohammad Hossein Razavi Hamedani ('' fa, روزنگار استقبال از حجاج؛ تالیف سید محمد حسین رضوی همدانی'', ''Journal of welcoming pilgrims; Compiled by Seyed Mohammad Hossein Razavi Hamedani''), introducer, 2006 * Tajrobat al-Mosaferin; Talife Mirza Isa Khan Munshi ('' fa, تجربة المسافرین؛ تالیف میرزا عیسی خان منشی'', ''Experience of travelers; Written by Mirza Isa Khan Munshi''), introducer, 2006 * Gozareshe Safare Arabestan ('' fa, گزارش سفر عربستان'', ''

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trip report''), 2006 * Joqrafiaye Astan Quds Razavi; Mirza Ali Khan Sarhang (Nobar) ('' fa, جغرافیای آستان قدس رضوی؛ میرزا علی خان سرهنگ (نوبر)'', ''Geography of

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; Mirza Ali Khan Sarhang (Nobar)''), introducer, 2006 * Noskhehaye Jadid; Gozideh ee az Noskhehaye Nafis va Kohane Kharidari Shodeh ya Ehdayi ('' fa, نسخه‌های جدید؛ گزیده‌ای از نسخه‌های نفیس و کهن خریداری شده یا اهدایی'', ''New manuscripts; A selection of exquisite and ancient manuscripts purchased or donated''), 2005 * Safarnameye Hend ('' fa, سفرنامه هند'', ''Travelogue of India''), 2005 * Pedaram ('' fa, پدرم'', ''My father''), 2004 * Safarnameye Abu Dhabi ('' fa, سفرنامه ابوظبی'', ''

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Travelogue''), 2004 * Ganjinehaye Khatti ('' fa, گنجینه‌های خطی'', ''Treasures of manuscript''), interviewee, 2004 * Safarnameye Kuwait ('' fa, سفرنامه کویت'', ''Travelogue of

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''), 2004 * Gozideh ee az Ketabhaye latiny Kharidari Shodeh ('' fa, گزیده‌ای از کتابهای لاتینی خریداری شده'', ''Excerpts from purchased

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ate books''), 2004 * Gozareshe Safar beh Keshvare Maghreb ('' fa, گزارش سفر به کشور مغرب'', ''Travel report to

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''), 2003 * Birjandi Nameh; Fehreste Noskhehaye Khattie Asaare Allameh Abdul Ali Birjandi dar Ketabkhanehaye Bozorge Hazrate Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi ('' fa, بیرجندی نامه؛ فهرست نسخه‌های خطی آثار علامه عبدالعلی بیرجندی در کتابخانه‌ی بزرگ حضرت آیت الله العظمی مرعشی نجفی'', ''Birjandi treatise; List of manuscripts of the works of Allamah Abdul Ali Birjandi in the Mar'ashi Najafi Library''), 2003 * Ganjineh Ketabkhaneh; 450 Noskheye Nafis az Qarne Cheharom ta Hashtom ('' fa, گنجینه کتابخانه؛ ۴۵۰ نسخه نفیس از قرن چهارم تا هشتم'', ''Library treasure; 450 exquisite manuscripts from the fourth to the eighth century AH''), 2000 * Fehreste Asaare Khattie Khajeh Nasir al-Din Tusi dar Ketabkhaneh ('' fa, فهرست آثار خطی خواجه نصیرالدین طوسی در کتابخانه'', ''List of manuscript works by Khajeh Nasir al-Din Tusi in the library''), 1997 * Nezame Ketabdarie Eslami dar Sadehaye Sevvom ta Hashtom Hejri Qamari ('' fa, نظام کتابداری اسلامی در سده‌های سوم تا هشتم هجری قمری'', ''Islamic library system in the third to eighth centuries AH''), 1995 * Gozareshe Safar beh Showravi ('' fa, گزارش سفر به شوروی'', ''Travel report of the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

''), 1991 * Ashenayi ba Ketabkhaneye Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi ('' fa, آشنایی با کتابخانه آیة الله العظمی مرعشی نجفی'', ''Get acquainted with the library of Grand Ayatollah Mar'ashi Najafi''), 1990

Careers

* Director of Mar'ashi Najafi Library: ''Seyyed Mahmoud Mar'ashi Najafi'', along with his father, played a major role in the establishment and development of the large Marashi Najafi Library in Qom. This library was established by

and according to his will, its management is the responsibility of his descendants. * Member of the World Library Organization * Honorary member of

Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) ( az, Azərbaycan Milli Elmlər Akademiyası (AMEA)), located in Baku, is the main state research organization and the primary body that conducts research and coordinates activities in the fields of ...

* Licensee and managing director of "Mirase Shahab" magazine, specialized quarterly of codicology and bibliography

Awards

* An honorary doctorate from the

, 1990 * The prominent bibliographer of the country (Iran), 1995

References

External links

An introduction to the collection of Islamic manuscripts in the library of Ayat Allah Marashi Najafī, Qom-Iran / Mahmoud Marashi

Ayatollah Marashi Najafi Library

Books by Ayatollah Mar'ashi Najafi unveiled

Grand Ayatollah Mar’ashi Congress to be Held in Qom
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mar'ashi Najafi, Mahmoud 1941 births Living people People from Qom Qom Seminary alumni Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Tehran alumni Alumni of the University of London Iranian Shia scholars of Islam Iranian librarians