Allame Amini in Amir al-Momenin Library 02

Sheikh Abdul Hossein Amini ( fa, عبدالحسین امینی) was a

Shia 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, mo ...

scholar A scholar is a person who pursues academic and intellectual activities, particularly academics who apply their intellectualism into expertise in an area of study. A scholar can also be an academic, who works as a professor, teacher, or researc ...

, traditionist,

theologian Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

and jurist. He is best known for his book Al-Ḡadīr fi’l-Ketāb wa’l-Sonna wa’l-Adab .

Birth

He was born in the city of Sarab near the

Ardabil Ardabil (, fa, اردبیل, Ardabīl or ''Ardebīl'') is a city in northwestern Iran, and the capital of Ardabil Province. As of the 2022 census, Ardabil's population was 588,000. The dominant majority in the city are ethnic Iranian Azerbaija ...

. His father Mirza Ahmad Amini, and his grandfather Najaf Ali were jurists of the city.

Education

His teachers included Abul Hasan Esfahani,

Muhammad Hosein Na'ini Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Mohammad-Hossein Naini Gharavi ( fa, ; May 25, 1860 – August 14, 1936) was Iranian Shia marja'. His father Mirza Abdol Rahim and grandfather Haji Mirza Saeed, both one were Sheikhs of Nain and Mohammad Hussein proved him ...

, and Muhammad Hossein Esfahani.Sayyed Kabari, Allameh Amini the diver of Al Qadir, Culture of Kawsar, 1376 solar, number 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 Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approva ...

and

jurisprudence Jurisprudence, or legal theory, is the theoretical study of the propriety of law. Scholars of jurisprudence seek to explain the nature of law in its most general form and they also seek to achieve a deeper understanding of legal reasoning a ...

. 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( ar, ثمرات الأسفار) * Commentary on Fatiha surah * Martyrs of virtues ( ar, شهداء الفضیلة) * Consequences of Trips ( ar, ثمرات الأسفار) * Rayaz al Ons ( ar, 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 ''Kitab al-Makasib'' or ''Makasib'' ( ar, كتاب المكاسب, lit=Transactions) is a two-volume Twelver Shi'ah legal manual of Islamic commercial law written on ''Fiqh'' by Morteza Ansari. It remains a key textbook in the modern Hawza and ha ...

(The earnings) and Rasayel (The treatises).

Death

He fell ill in 1968 and travelled to

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for medical treatment where he died on 3 July 1970. His body was returned to

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 ...

for burial next to Amīr-al-moʾmenīn library that he had founded.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Amini, Abdul Hosein 1902 births 1970 deaths Iranian ayatollahs Iranian male writers People from Sarab, East Azerbaijan