Abdul Hosein Amini
| Ayatollah Sheikh Abdul Hossein Amini | |
|---|---|
 Sheikh Abdul Hosein Amini | |
| Personal Details | |
| Born |
Abdul Hosein Amini 1902 Sarab, East Azerbaijan, Iran |
| Died |
1970 Tehran, Iran |
| Resting place | Najaf |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Religion | Islam |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith |
| Notable work(s) | Al-Ghadir |
| Disciple of | Sayyed Muhammad Molana, Sayyed Mortaza Khosro Shahi, Sayyed Muhammad Firouz Abadi, Sayyed Abu Torab Khansari, Sayyed Abu al-Hasan Isfahani, Muhammad Hosein NĀʾĪNĪ, Sheykh Muhammad Hossein Qaravi Esfahani, |
Sheikh Abdul Hossein Amini (Persian: عبدالحسین امینی) was a Shia scholar, traditionist, theologian and jurist. His magnum opus is Al-Ḡadīr fi’l-Ketāb wa’l-Sonna wa’l-Adab .
Birth
He was born in the city of Sarab near the Tabrīz, both 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 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. His body was returned to Najaf for burial next to Amīr-al-moʾmenīn library that he had founded.
References
- ↑ "AMĪNĪ, SHAIKH ʿABD-AL-ḤOSAYN – Encyclopaedia Iranica". Iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ↑ Sayyed Kabari, Allameh Amini the diver of Al Qadir, Culture of Kawsar, 1376 solar, number 2
(Forthcoming) Fakhr-Rohani, Muhammad-Reza. Allama Amini: His Life, Works, and Influence. Najaf/ Birmingham, 2016.