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

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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 ''bibliograph ...

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) () was an Iraqi Shia ''Grand Ayatollah'' and Marja'. Education He first mastered tajweed and learned the doctrines of tafsir which had been taught to him by ...

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

Qom Qom (; ) is a city in the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. The city is ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

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

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

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,

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 kin ...

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 ''bibliograph ...

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 the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. The term sociol ...

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

University of Tehran The University of Tehran (UT) or Tehran University (, ) is a public collegiate university in Iran, and the oldest and most prominent Iranian university located in Tehran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as ...

and then at the

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a collegiate university, federal Public university, public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The ...

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

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 and exonym, endonym Farsi (, Fārsī ), is a Western Iranian languages, Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian languages, Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Iranian subdivision ...

): * Sharhe Haal va Afkar va Asaar va Aqayed va Nazariate Ibn Sina (', ''Biography, thoughts, works, ideas and theories of

Avicenna Ibn Sina ( – 22 June 1037), commonly known in the West as Avicenna ( ), was a preeminent philosopher and physician of the Muslim world, flourishing during the Islamic Golden Age, serving in the courts of various Iranian peoples, Iranian ...

''), 1962 * Sharhe Haal va Asaar va Araae va Aqayed va Nazariate Abu Hamed Ghazali (', ''Biography, works, opinions, ideas and theories of

Al-Ghazali Al-Ghazali ( – 19 December 1111), archaically Latinized as Algazelus, was a Shafi'i Sunni Muslim scholar and polymath. He is known as one of the most prominent and influential jurisconsults, legal theoreticians, muftis, philosophers, the ...

''), 1962 * Sharhe Haal va Asaar va Araae Abu Nasr Farabi (', ''Biography, works and opinions of

Al-Farabi file:A21-133 grande.webp, thumbnail, 200px, Postage stamp of the USSR, issued on the 1100th anniversary of the birth of Al-Farabi (1975) Abu Nasr Muhammad al-Farabi (; – 14 December 950–12 January 951), known in the Greek East and Latin West ...

'') * Al-Mosalsalaat fi al-Ejaazaat (', ''The series of permissions''),

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

, 1995 * Ganjineh: Fehreste Bakhshi az Noskhehaye Khattie Farsie Samarkand va Bukhara va Khwarazm (', ''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 Samarkand ( ; Uzbek language, Uzbek and Tajik language, Tajik: Самарқанд / Samarqand, ) is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central As ...

Bukhara Bukhara ( ) is the List of cities in Uzbekistan, seventh-largest city in Uzbekistan by population, with 280,187 residents . It is the capital of Bukhara Region. People have inhabited the region around Bukhara for at least five millennia, and t ...

and

Khwarazm Khwarazm (; ; , ''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 east by the Kyzylkum Desert, on the south by th ...

)''), 1998 * Fehreste Noskhehaye Khatti Ketabkhaneye Bozorge Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi (', ''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 (', ''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 (', ''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 also h ...

in the library of Grand Ayatollah Mar'ashi Najafi''), 2002 * Fehreste Noskhehaye Khatti Asaare Allame Nezamuddin Abdul Ali Birjandi (', ''List of manuscripts of the works of

Al-Birjandi Abdal Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Husayn Birjandi () (died 1528) was a prominent 16th-century Persian astronomer, mathematician and physicist who lived in Birjand. Astronomy Al-Birjandi was a pupil for Mansur ibn Muin al-Din al-Kashi, a member at the ...

''), 2002 * Noskhehaye Khatti Kohan va Nafise Nahj al-Balagha va Shoroohe Bargozideh va Tarjomehaye Aan dar Ketabkhaneye Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi (', ''Ancient and exquisite manuscripts of

Nahj al-Balagha () is the best-known collection of sermons, letters, and sayings attributed to Ali, Ali ibn Abi Talib (), the fourth Rashidun Caliphate, Rashidun caliph (), the first Imamate in Shia doctrine, Shia imam, and the cousin and son-in-law of the P ...

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 (', ''Rare Arabic manuscripts from the third century to the seventh century AH''), Arabic, 2002 * Ketab Shenasi Tosifie Hazrate Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi (', ''Descriptive bibliography of Grand Ayatollah Mar'ashi Najafi''), 2003 * Safarnameye Chin (', ''Travelogue of China'') * Oday ibn al-Raqqa, Shaere Qarne Avval (', ''Oday ibn al-Raqqa, poet of the first century AH'') * Fehreste Bakhshi az Noskhehaye Khatti Mansoub beh Alemane Samarkand (', ''List of part of the manuscripts attributed to the scholars of

'') * Moroori bar Zendegie Seyyed Abdul Hadi Delijani (', ''An overview of the life of Seyyed Abdul Hadi Delijani'') * Nokhostin Ketabhaye Chappi Arabi va Farsi keh dar Jahan Montasher Shodeh (', ''The first Arabic and Persian printed books published in the world'') * Noskhehaye Khatti Kohan Nahj al-Balagha (', ''Ancient manuscripts of

'') * Jahane Ketabkhaneha: Gozideh Maqaalaat Darbareye Ketabkhanehaye Iran va Jahan (', ''World of the Libraries: A selection of articles about Iranian and world libraries''), 2012 * Mirase Mandegar (', ''Lasting heritage''), 2003 * Marja e Miras Baan (', ''Inheritance keeper

Marja' Marja (; plural ''marājiʿ''; ) is a title given to the highest level of Twelver Shia religious cleric, with the authority given by a hawzah (a seminary where Shi'a Muslim scholars are educated) to make legal decisions within the confines of Sh ...

''), 2011 * Fehreste Dast Neveshtehaye Asaare Khajeh Nasiruddin Mohammad ibn Mohammad Tusi dar Ketabkhaneye Bozorge Hazrate Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi (', ''List of Manuscripts of the Works of

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Ṭūsī (1201 – 1274), also known as Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī (; ) or simply as (al-)Tusi, was a Persians, Persian polymath, architect, Early Islamic philosophy, philosopher, Islamic medicine, phy ...

in the Great Library of Grand Ayatollah Mar'ashi Najafi''), 2005 * Ketab Shenasie Asaare Dat Nevise Allame Kamaluddin Meysam ibn Ali Bahrani (', ''Bibliography of the manuscripts of

Allamah ''Allamah'' () is an Islamic honorary title for a profound scholar, a polymath, a man of vast reading and erudition, or a great learned one. The title is carried by scholars of Islamic fiqh (jurisprudence) and philosophy. It is used as an hon ...

Maitham Al Bahrani''), 2006 * Shenakht Nameye Seyed Abdolhadi Hosseini Delijani (', ''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 (', ''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 (', ''Culture keeper

''), 2009 * Mowsoo'ah al-Imamah fi Nosoos Ahle al-Sonnah (', ''The encyclopedia of the

Imam Imam (; , '; : , ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Islam, Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a prayer leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Salah, Islamic prayers, serve as community leaders, ...

in the texts of the

Sunnis Sunni Islam is the largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any Succession to Muhammad, successor and that his closest companion Abu Bakr ...

''), 2009 * Makatib al-Mahfooz (', ''Reserved letters''), 2009 * Noskheh Shenasi (', ''

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 (', ''Letters of the prominents''), 2010 * Shasto Seh Noskheh Khatti Nafis az Sadehaye Cheharom va Panjom va Sheshom Hejri (', ''Sixty-three exquisite manuscripts from the fourth, fifth and sixth centuries AH''), 1994 * Yeksado Seh Noskheye Khatti az Sadeye Haftom Hejri (', ''One hundred and three manuscripts from the seventh century AH''), 1994 * Devisto Hashtad Noskheye Khatti Nafis az Qarne Hashtom (', ''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 (', '' 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 (', ''Treasures of Shahab: A Collection of Scientific Treatises and Articles in Honor of Grand Ayatollah Mar'ashi Najafi''), 2001 * Ranj va Ganj (', ''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 (', ''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 (', ''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 (', ''The Wise Faqih: Biography of Ayatollah Seyyed Morteza Faqih Mobarqa''), 2009 * Tariq Sheikh Ansari ela al-Ma'soom (', ''The path of

Murtadha al-Ansari Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Murtadha al-Ansari al-Tostari (1781–1864; ) known as Shaykh al-Ta'ifah () was an Arab Islamic scholar who was “generally acknowledged as the most eminent jurist of the time". He is considered to have laid the foundation ...

to the

Infallible Infallibility refers to unerring judgment, being absolutely correct in all matters and having an immunity from being wrong in even the smallest matter. It can be applied within a specific domain, or it can be used as a more general adjective. Th ...

''), Arabic, 1995 * Ganjineh: Fehreste Bakhshi az Noskhehaye Khattie Farsi va Arabie Samarkand va Bukhara va Khwarazm (', ''Thesaurus: List of part of

and

manuscripts of

and

''), 1998 * Fehreste Namgooye Nosakhe Khattie Makhzane Hamid Soleiman Anstitoo Shaq Shenasi Abu Reyhan Birooni (Ozbakestan) (', ''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 (', ''The Shahab's Heritage''), journal, since 1995 * Miras (', ''The Heritage''), journal * Mirase Eslami (', ''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 (', ''Newly found manuscripts''), 2011 * Danesh Nameye Kootahe Farsi (', ''Concise Persian encyclopedia''), 2010 * Olamaye Shiiee va Masaleye Ejazeh dar Qarne Noozdahom (', ''

Shiite Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political successor (caliph) and as the spiritual leader of the Muslim community (imam). However, his right is understood ...

scholars and the issue of the permission in the nineteenth century AH''), translator, 2010 * Kabikaj dar Noskhehaye Khatti (', '' Ranunculus lanuginosus in the manuscripts''), 2010 * Ketabcheye Porseh va Pasokh ya Estentaq az Mirza Reza Kermani (', ''Question and Answer Booklet or Interrogation of

Mirza Reza Kermani Mirza Reza Kermani (; 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. ''Iran: A People Interrupted.'' p. 67. ...

''), 2009 * Joqrafiaye Khuzestan (', ''Geography of

Khuzestan Khuzestan province () is one of the 31 Provinces of Iran. Located in the southwest of the country, the province borders Iraq and the Persian Gulf, covering an area of . Its capital is the city of Ahvaz. Since 2014, it has been part of Iran's ...

''), 2009 * Ketab Shenasie Kamaluddin Meysam Bahrani (', ''Bibliography of Maitham Al Bahrani''), 2006 * Resaleye Montakhab (', ''The selected treatise''), 2006 * Eslam, Iran, Chin (', ''Islam, Iran, China''), 2004 * Safarnameye Eshqabad, Samaqand va Bokhara (', ''Travelogue of

Ashgabat Ashgabat (Turkmen language, Turkmen: ''Aşgabat'') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Kopet Dag, Kopetdag mountain range in Central Asia, approximately 50 km (30 ...

and

''), 2004 * Gozareshe Safare Faranse (', ''Travel report to France''), 2004 * Maraseme Eftetahe Ketabkhaneh Eskandarieh (', ''Opening Ceremony of the

Bibliotheca Alexandrina The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Latin, 'Library of Alexandria'; , ) (BA) is a major library and cultural center on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria, Egypt. It is a commemoration of the Library of Alexandria, once one of the larg ...

Library''), 2002 * Do Nemooneh az Qoranhaye Koofie Kohan; Az Ganjineye Noskhehaye Khattie Ketabkhaneye Bozorge Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi (', ''Two versions of ancient

Kufi A kufi or kufi cap is a brimless, short, and rounded cap worn by men in many populations in North Africa, East Africa, West Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East. It is also worn by men throughout the African diaspora. The cap has strong ass ...

Quran The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which ...

s; From the treasure trove of manuscripts of the Mar'ashi Najafi Library''), 2001 * Noskhehaye Kharidari Shodeh (', ''Purchased manuscripts''), 2001 * Noskhehaye Khattie Ketabkhaneye Aref Hekmat (', ''Manuscripts of Aref Hekmat Library''), 2000 * Moallefe Rabi al-Shi'ah (', ''The author of the Rabi 'al-Shi'ah''), 2000 * Noskhehaye Jadide Ketabkhaneh (Gozide ee az Noskhehaye Khattie Kohan va Nafise Tazeh Kharidari Shodeh) (', ''New manuscripts of the library (Excerpts from Old and Exquisite Manuscripts Newly Purchased)''), 2000 * Konferanse Beinol Melalie Noskhehaye Khatti (', ''The International Conference of the Manuscripts''), 2000 * Do Ketabkhaneye Nafise Shakhsi (', ''Two exquisite personal libraries''), 2000 * Ketab va Ketabkhaneh; Atlalat ala Maktabata Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi (', ''Books and libraries; Informations about the Mar'ashi Najafi Library''), 1999 * Rahtoosheye Ozbakestan (', ''Route luggage of

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''), 1998 * Ketabkhaneye Shakhsie Ayatollah Bahari Hamedani (', ''Personal Library of Ayatollah Bahari Hamedani''), 1998 * Jahan Ketabkhaneh; Ketabkhaneye Shakhsie Ayatollah Bahari Hamedani (', ''World Library; Ayatollah Bahari Hamedani Personal Library''), 1998 * Mirase Khattie Ketabkhaneh; Noskhehaye Khattie Zakhireye Khwarazm Shahi (', ''Library manuscript heritage;

Khwarazmian dynasty The Anushtegin dynasty or Anushteginids (English: , ), also known as the Khwarazmian dynasty () was a Sunni Islam, Sunni Muslim dynasty of Turkic peoples, Turkic ''mamluk'' origin from the Begdili, Bekdili clan of the Oghuz Turks. The Anushteg ...

Saved Manuscripts''), 1998 * Ravian va Shoyookhe Shiee Bokhari (', ''Bukhari

narrators and

sheikh Sheikh ( , , , , ''shuyūkh'' ) is an honorific title in the Arabic language, literally meaning "elder (administrative title), elder". It commonly designates a tribal chief or a Muslim ulama, scholar. Though this title generally refers to me ...

s''), 1998 * Gozareshe Safar beh Ozbakestan (', ''Travel report to

''), 1997 * Noskhehaye Nehayah Sheikh Tusi (', ''The manuscripts of the book Al-Nihayah by

Shaykh Tusi Shaykh Tusi (), full name ''Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Tusi'' (), known as Shaykh al-Ta'ifah () was a Persian scholar of the Twelver school of Shia Islam. He is the author of two of the Four Books of hadith; namely, '' Tahdhib al-Ahka ...

''), 1997 * Tafsire Balabel al-Qalaqel (', ''Interpretation of the Balabel al-Qalaqel''), 1994 * Gozideye Ketab Shansie Tosifie Foraqe Eslami (', ''Excerpts from the descriptive bibliography of Islamic sects''), 1990 * Sharhi Noyafteh bar Tahdhib al-Ahkam Sheikh al-Taefeh Mohammad ibn Hassan Tusi (', ''A newly found commentary on the

Tahdhib al-Ahkam ''Tahdhib al-Ahkam'' () is the third hadith collection of the Four Books of Shia Islam. It was compiled by Twelver Shia Hadith scholar al-Tusi. This work is included among the four books of Shia Islam. It is a commentary on the al-Muqni'a by ...

''), 2019 * Dast Neveshtehayi Andar Baabe Ketab Namehaye Valede Bozorgvaram Marhoom Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi va Farzande Arshade Ayatollah Sheikh Agha Bozorg Tehrani (', ''Manuscripts on the book-letters of my great father, the late Grand

Ayatollah Ayatollah (, ; ; ) is an Title of honor, honorific title for high-ranking Twelver Shia clergy. It came into widespread usage in the 20th century. Originally used as a title bestowed by popular/clerical acclaim for a small number of the most di ...

, and the eldest son of

Sheikh Sheikh ( , , , , ''shuyūkh'' ) is an honorific title in the Arabic language, literally meaning "elder (administrative title), elder". It commonly designates a tribal chief or a Muslim ulama, scholar. Though this title generally refers to me ...

Agha Bozorg Tehrani Ayatollah Sheikh Mohammed Mohsen Manzavi Tehrani, popularly known as Agha Bozorg Tehrani () (7 April 1876 – 20 February 1970), was a Shia scholar born and based in Tehran. He was a Shia scholar from Hawza Elmiye Najaf Najaf is the capital city ...

''), 2019 * Moqoofate Mandegar (4): Do Noskheye Nafis az Moqoofate Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi beh Ketabkhaneye Astane Moqaddase Hazrate Fatemeh Masoumeh (', ''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 () is a Twelver Shi'ite shrine, located in the city of Qom, in the province of Qom, Iran. Qom is considered by Twelver Shia Muslims to be the second most sacred city in Iran after Mashhad. Fatima Masumeh was the si ...

''), 2019 * Ketabkhaneh Melli Chin (', ''

National Library of China The National Library of China (NLC) is the national library of China, located in Haidian, Beijing, and is one of the largest libraries in the world. It contains over 41 million items as of December 2020. It holds the largest collection of Chine ...

''), 2010 * Iranian az Didgahe Ahle Beit -Alayhem al-Salam- (', ''Iranians from the point of view of

Ahl al-Bayt () refers to the family of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. In Sunni Islam, the term has also been extended to all descendants of the Banu Hashim (Muhammad's clan) and even to all Muslims. In Shia Islam, the term is limited to Muhammad, his daugh ...

''), corrector, 2009 * Kaqaz Sazi: Tarikh va San'at Pishe ee Kohan (', ''Paper making: the history and industry of an ancient profession''), introducer, 2009 * Dar Siasat Emam ra Moqaddam Midanestand (', ''In politics, the Imam was considered a priority''), interviewee, 2009 * Tarikhe Jazireh Qeshm (', ''History of

Qeshm Island Qeshm (Persian language: قشم) is an arrow-shaped Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz of the Persian Gulf (), measuring roughly 1,500 square kilometres (576 square miles) in surface area. Separated from the Iranian mainland by the Claren ...

''), 2008 * Qanoon Tazkareh dar Doreye Qajar (', ''Citizenship law in the Qajar period''), 2008 * Shahab Fazl va Fazilat (', ''Shahab of grace and virtue''), 2008 * Elme Nasab Shenasi (Ba Yadi az Saraamade Tabaar Shenasane Moaser Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi) (', ''Genealogy (in memory of the great contemporary genealogist Grand Ayatollah Mar'ashi Najafi)''), 2006 * Rooznegare Esteqbal az Hojjaj; Talife Seyed Mohammad Hossein Razavi Hamedani (', ''Journal of welcoming pilgrims; Compiled by Seyed Mohammad Hossein Razavi Hamedani''), introducer, 2006 * Tajrobat al-Mosaferin; Talife Mirza Isa Khan Munshi (', ''Experience of travelers; Written by Mirza Isa Khan Munshi''), introducer, 2006 * Gozareshe Safare Arabestan (', ''

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...

trip report''), 2006 * Joqrafiaye Astan Quds Razavi; Mirza Ali Khan Sarhang (Nobar) (', ''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 (', ''New manuscripts; A selection of exquisite and ancient manuscripts purchased or donated''), 2005 * Safarnameye Hend (', ''Travelogue of India''), 2005 * Pedaram (', ''My father''), 2004 * Safarnameye Abu Dhabi (', ''

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Travelogue''), 2004 * Ganjinehaye Khatti (', ''Treasures of manuscript''), interviewee, 2004 * Safarnameye Kuwait (', ''Travelogue of

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''), 2004 * Gozideh ee az Ketabhaye latiny Kharidari Shodeh (', ''Excerpts from purchased

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ate books''), 2004 * Gozareshe Safar beh Keshvare Maghreb (', ''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 (', ''Birjandi treatise; List of manuscripts of the works of

Abdul Ali Birjandi in the Mar'ashi Najafi Library''), 2003 * Ganjineh Ketabkhaneh; 450 Noskheye Nafis az Qarne Cheharom ta Hashtom (', ''Library treasure; 450 exquisite manuscripts from the fourth to the eighth century AH''), 2000 * Fehreste Asaare Khattie Khajeh Nasir al-Din Tusi dar Ketabkhaneh (', ''List of manuscript works by Khajeh Nasir al-Din Tusi in the library''), 1997 * Nezame Ketabdarie Eslami dar Sadehaye Sevvom ta Hashtom Hejri Qamari (', ''Islamic library system in the third to eighth centuries AH''), 1995 * Gozareshe Safar beh Showravi (', ''Travel report of the

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''), 1991 * Ashenayi ba Ketabkhaneye Ayatollah al-Ozma Mar'ashi Najafi (', ''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

. 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

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* 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