Jawad Kani
| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Well-Known Relatives | Mulla 'Ali Kani |
| Residence | Ray |
| Studied in | Najaf |
| Death | 1355/1936-7 or 1358/1939-40 |
| Burial Place | Shrine of 'Abd al-'Azim al-Hasani |
| Scholarly Information | |
| Professors | Akhund Khurasani and Mirza Husayn Khalili Tihrani |
Shaykh Jawād Kanī (Persian: شیخ جواد کني), (b.?-d.1355/1936-7 or 1358/1939-40) was one of the scholars of Rey city. He was the grandson of Mulla 'Ali Kani and the son of Shaykh Mahdi Larijani (one of the famous scholars of Rey who was the son in law of Mulla 'Ali Kani). He was doing religious propagation in the Holy Shrine of 'Abd al-'Azim al-Hasani, also he was an Imam of Congregational Prayer there.
Biography
He was born in Rey (a small city near Tehran). To study at Islamic seminary, he went to Najaf. He educated under scholars such as Akhund Khurasani and Mirza Husayn Khalili Tihrani, then came back to Rey. After the demise of his brother, Shaykh Aqa Buzurg, he took the responsibility of religious affairs. Shaykh Jawad passed away in 1355/1936-7 (or 1358/1939-40[1]) and his body was buried in the Holy Shrine of 'Abd al-'Azim al-Hasani in Rey.
Works
He has some works such as:
- Al-Khasa'is al-'azimiyyah, a description of the life story of 'Abd al-'Azim al-Hasani
- Tadhkirat rey, nur al-afaq; published in 1344/1925-6
- Al-Tuhfat al-'azimiyyah and Al-Akhbar al-'azimiyyah[2]
Notes
References
- Āgā Buzurg al-Tihrānī, Muḥammad Muḥsin. Al-Dharīʿa ilā taṣānīf al-shīʿa. Edited by ʿAlī Naqī Munzawī and Aḥmad Munzawī Beirut: 1403 AH.
- Āgā Buzurg al-Tihrānī, Muḥammad Muḥsin. Ṭabaqāt aʿlām al-Shīʿa, Nuqabāʾ al-bashar fī qarn-i rābiʿ al-ʿashar. Mashhad: 1404 AH.
- Ṣādiqī, Muḥsin. Buzurgān-i Ray. Qom: Sāzmān-i Chāp wa Nashr-i Dār al-Ḥadīth, 1382 SH.
- Sharīf al-Raḍī, Muḥammad. Akhtarān-i furūzān-i Ray wa Tehrān or Tadhkirat al-maqābir fī aḥwāl al-mafākhir. Qom: Maktabat al-Zahrāʾ, [n.d].