Seyyed ''Sayyid'' (, ; ar, سيد ; ; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ; ) is a surname of people descending from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, sons of Muhammad' ...

Nematollah Jazayeri (

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:سید نعمة الله الجزائري ,

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: سید نعمت الله جزایری) was a prominent

Shia Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam. It holds that the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad designated Ali, ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his S ...

scholar born in 1640 and died in 1700, in one of the islands (hence called Jazayeri, Island: Jazireh) around

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. He was one of the grandchildren of

Musa al-Kadhim Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kazim ( ar, مُوسَىٰ ٱبْن جَعْفَر ٱلْكَاظِم, Mūsā ibn Jaʿfar al-Kāẓim), also known as Abū al-Ḥasan, Abū ʿAbd Allāh or Abū Ibrāhīm, was the seventh Imam in Twelver Shia Islam, after hi ...

(the 7th Imam of

s). His paternal lineage is as follows: Seyyed Ne'mat Allah son of Seyyed Abd Allah son of Mohammad son of Hossein son of Ahmad son of Mahmoud son of Ghias Aldin son of Majd Aldin son of Noor Aldin son of Saad Allah son of Issa son of Musa son of Abdallah son of

Early life

After finishing primary education, Jazayeri and his brother (Seyyed Najm al–Din) traveled to

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to continue his education. He led a poor and difficult life in

, he had to work hard to be able to study. Therefore, he transcribed books, corrected the transcriptions and wrote glosses on books in order to earn money. Sometimes he worked from night up to morning, then studied his lessons and started teaching up to midday and after that he himself attended one of his masters’ class. He spent three years in this manner in Shiraz. He studied under great teachers in Shiraz: Sheikh Jafar Bahrani (d. 1679), Ibrahim Ibn mullah Sadra, shah Abul Vali Shirazi, Seyyed Hashem Ehsaee, Sheikh Saleh Kazkazani (d. 1686). After marriage he traveled to

Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...

to complete his education. The following are some of his teachers in

: Seyyed Ahmad Mirza Jazayeri, Mirza Rafi’ Tabatabaei (d. 1668), Sheikh Emad Yazdi, Mohaqeq Sabzewari (d.1678), Sheikh Ali Aameli, Sheikh Horr Aameli (d. 1692), Sheikh Hossein Khansari (d. 1686), Amir Ismail Khatun Abaadi (d. 1704), mullah Mohsen Feiz Kashani (d. 1679) and Allameh Baqer Majlesi some of Allameh Baqer Majlesi Pupils More than 1,000 scholars and researchers have benefited from the advantageous classes of Allameh Majlesi. He has also issued many religious authorizations and licenses for his pupils. The following are recorded as some of his pupils: 1- Sayyed Ne'mat Allah Jazayeri one of the Grandsons of Imam Musa Kazim (7th Imam of the Shias) 2- Jafar son of Abdullah Kamareyee Isfahani 3- Zaynul-Abedin son of Sheikh Horr Ameli 4- Suleyman son of Abdullah Mahuzi Bahrani 5- Sheikh Abdul-Razzaq Guilani 6- Abdul-Reza Kashani 7- Mohammad Baqer Biabanaki 8- Mirza Abdullah Affandi Isfahani he author of "Riyazul-Ulema" 9- Sayyed Ali Khan Madani he author of "Riyazul-Salekin" (a commentary on Imam Sajjad's (a.s.) Supplications) 10-Sheikh Horr Ameli 11-Mohammad son of Ismael Fassaie Shirazi 12-Mohammad son of Hassan, known as Fazel Hindi In Isfahan also he had a poor life but his teacher "Allameh Majlesi" helped and supported him; Jazayeri also helped him in writing the prominent book "Beharul Anwar". He stayed four years in Allameh Majlesi's house and gradually started teaching in a school. In 1668, he was invited to

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Shushtar Shushtar ( fa, شوشتر; also Romanized as Shūshtar and Shūstar and Shooshtar) is a city and capital of Shushtar County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. Shushtar is an ancient fortress city, approximately from Ahvaz, the centre of the province. ...

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by the ruler of

(Fath Ali khan). Jazayeri established many

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s and religious schools and trained great students. He was the religious leader of Khuzestan and also south of

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. He guided people and tried to abolish the enmity between tribes.

Students

Jazayeri trained many students such as: Abul Hasan Qaravi Isfahani, Abul Hasan Shushtari, sheikh Ali Jameyi Aameli, Fath Allah Dorfi, Qazi (Judge) Taqi Shushtari, sheikh Muhammad Sabiri, sheikh Muhammad Alamul Hoda Kashani, sheikh Muhammad Najjar Shushtari, Mahmoud Meimandi and many others.

Works

There are left over 55 works of him such as: *Flower of spring *Present of secrets *Exegesis of the Quran *Rare news *Clear light (on the stories of the prophets), *Gardens of virtuous people (on virtues of Imams) *Unique companion (on explanation of monotheism) and many other glosses. Jazayeri was one of the most effective pupils of Allamah Majlesi that turned Sunni's in to Shia's. In the

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era, the meaning of the word "Mojtahed" suggesting "the person who attained maturity in the religious issues and who can be imitated" also changed. Seyyed Nematollah Jazayeri Al Anvar ol Alnamaniye who was a disciple of Allameh Majlesi who was considered one of the foundation stones of the Shia sect described the Mojtahed concept as "the heir of our Prophet, the caliphate of Allah and the speaking language of our God" and Mojtahed became the focus of the moral and social assessments. Mojtahed had knowledge about this world and the world which we will pass to and the recovery of the society was entirely in his responsibility. This interesting office reached such a position that the Safavid kings would take even their own crowns from the hand of Faqih or Mojtahed al Asrai. Seyyed Nemat Allah Jazayeri died in 1700 in the city of

Pol-e Dokhtar Pol-e Dokhtar ( fa, پلدختر, meaning ''Bridge of the Daughter'', also Romanized as ''Pol Dokhtar'' and ''Pul-i-Dukhtar'' ) is a city in and capital of Pol-e Dokhtar County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population w ...

and was buried there.

Descendants

Seyyed Muhammad Ali Mousavi Jazayeri

Sayyid Mohammad-Ali Mousavi Jazayeri ( fa, سیدمحمدعلی موسوی جزایری) is an

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Twelver Twelver Shīʿīsm ( ar, ٱثْنَا عَشَرِيَّة; '), also known as Imāmīyyah ( ar, إِمَامِيَّة), is the largest branch of Shīʿa Islam, comprising about 85 percent of all Shīʿa Muslims. The term ''Twelver'' refers t ...

Shi'a Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam. It holds that the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad designated Ali, ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his S ...

cleric Clergy are formal leaders within established religions. Their roles and functions vary in different religious traditions, but usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the ter ...

who was born in 1941 in

(Khuzestan province). He is considered among the prominent descends of Seyyed Nematollah Jazayeri, who is the representative of

Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist The Guardianship or Governance/''Wilāyat'' of/by an Islamic Jurist/''Faqīh'' ( fa, , Velâyat-e Faqih; ar, وِلاَيَةُ ٱلْفَقِيهِ, Wilāyat al-Faqīh), is a concept in Twelver Shia Islamic law which holds that until the r ...

province, and is also the—permanent-- Imam al-Jom'ah of

Ahwaz Ahvaz ( fa, اهواز, Ahvâz ) is a city in the southwest of Iran and the capital of Khuzestan province. Ahvaz's population is about 1,300,000 and its built-up area with the nearby town of Sheybani is home to 1,136,989 inhabitants. It is hom ...

. This Shia scholar has studied in seminaries of

Qum Qom (also spelled as "Ghom", "Ghum", or "Qum") ( fa, قم ) is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. Qom is the capital of Qom Province. It is located to the south of Tehran. At the 2016 census, its popul ...

under

Grand Ayatollah 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 ...

Ruhollah Khomeini Ruhollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Khomeini, Imam Khomeini ( , ; ; 17 May 1900 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian political and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the founder of ...

and

Mohammad Ali Araki , location = , Title = Grand Ayatollah , Period = , Predecessor = , Successor = , ordination = , post = , birth_date = , birth_place = Arak, Iran , death_date = , death_place = Qom, Iran ...

; and also in seminaries of

Najaf Najaf ( ar, ٱلنَّجَف) or An-Najaf al-Ashraf ( ar, ٱلنَّجَف ٱلْأَشْرَف), also known as Baniqia ( ar, بَانِيقِيَا), is a city in central Iraq about 160 km (100 mi) south of Baghdad. Its estimated popula ...

under

Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Musawi al-Khoei ( ; ar, أبو القاسم الموسوي الخوئي; fa, ; November 19, 1899 – August 8, 1992) was an Iranian- Iraqi Shia marja'. Al-Khoei is considered one of the most influential t ...

Seyyed Muhammad Jafar Moravej

Seyyed Muhammad Jafar Moravej (Persian: سید محمد جعفر مروج) whose complete name/fame is "Seyyed Muhammad Jafar Jazaeri Moravej al-Shariah" (Persian: سید محمد جعفر جزائری مروج الشریعه), was an Iranian

scholar who was born in 1910 in a religious family in

. His father was Seyyed Muhammad Ali Moravej, and he is among the descendants of Seyyed Nematollah Jazayeri. He eventually passed away in 1999.Haj Seyyed Muhammad Jafar Moravej Jazayeri
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References

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