Dhabih Allah Mahallati

Dhabih Allah Mahallati
Personal Information

Full Name	Dhabih Allah Mahallati Mushtaq 'Askari
Well-Known As	Dhabih Allah Mahallati
Religious Affiliation	Shi'a
Birth	1310/1892-3
Place of Birth	Mahallat, Iran
Residence	Najaf, Samarra, Tehran
Studied in	Najaf, Samarra, Kadhimiya
Death	1406/1986
Burial Place	Shrine of Hamza b. Musa, Rey, Iran
Scholarly Information
Professors	'Abd al-Husayn Rashti, Sayyid Abu l-Hasan Isfahani, Diya' al-Din 'Iraqi, Muhammad Jawad Balaghi, Mirza Husayn Na'ini

Ḍhabīḥ Allah Maḥallātī Mushtāq ʿAskarī (b. 1310/1892-3 – d. 1406/1986) known as Dhabih Allah Mahallati was a Shi'a clergy and writer. In 1330/1911-2, he went to Iraq, studied in the seminaries of Najaf and Samarra and in 1376/1956, returned to Iran. He had many works including Rayahin al-shari'a, Ma'athir al-kubra fi tarikh Samarra and Fursan al-hayaja'.

Education

Najaf

Dhabih Allah Mahallati acquired primary education in his birth town; and in 1330/1911-2 immigrated to Najaf and began studying in the seminary of Najaf. For 12 years, he acquired knowledge from scholars such as 'Abd al-Husayn Rashti, Sayyid Abu al-Hasan Isfahani, Diya' al-Din 'Iraqi, Muhammad Jawad Balaghi and Mirza Husayn Na'ini. He received the permission for transmitting hadiths from Sayyid Abu al-Hasan Isfahani and Mirza Husayn Na'ini.^[1]

Samarra

In 1341/1922-3, he moved to Samarra and participated in advanced fiqhi classes and at the same time, began teaching in primary levels and also began writing. For a while, he benefited from the classes of Sayyid Hasan Sadr in Kadhimiya.^[2]

Choosing Family Name

During his stay in Samarra, Iranians who lived in Samarra were addressed by the consulate of Iran that they need to choose family names and receive national identity document. Dhabih Allah Mahallati took this opportunity and chose the family name "Mushtaq 'Askari" to take blessings from al-'Askariyyayn (a) and thus he was called Dhabih Allah Mahallati Mushtaq 'Askari.^[3]

Returning to Iran

Mahallati returned to Iran in 1376/1956 and stayed in Tehran. He led the congregational prayer in one of the mosques in Tehran and also wrote and preached religious rulings and teachings. During the Islamic revolution, he supported the revolution, but because of his old age, no significant activity is reported from him.^[4]

Works

Mahallati had many works and up to 60 works have been mentioned for him. Some of his most important works are:

*Rayahin al-shari'a* written by Dhabih Allah Mahallati

Rayahin al-shari'a
Ma'athir al-kubra fi tarikh Samarra
Fursan al-hayaja'
Kashf al-kawakib
Kashf al-qhashiya
Kashf al-ishtibah
Kashf al-maghibat
Kashf al-ghurur or Mafasid al-sufur
Qalai'd al-nuhur fi waqayi' al-ayyam wa al-shuhur
Judgments of Imam Ali (a)
Al-Suyuf al-bariqa or Tanbih ashab al-khirqa

Demise

Dhabih Allah Mahallati passed away in 1406/1986 and was buried in the courtyard of the shrine of Hamza b. Musa, 'Abd al-'Azim al-Hasani.^[5]

Notes

↑ Aḥmadī, Gulshan-i abrār, vol. 5, p. 475.
↑ Aḥmadī, Gulshan-i abrār, vol. 5, p. 471-472.
↑ Aḥmadī, Gulshan-i abrār, vol. 5, p. 472.
↑ Aḥmadī, Gulshan-i abrār, vol. 5, p. 472-475.
↑ Aḥmadī, Gulshan-i abrār, vol. 5, p. 481.

References

Aḥmadī, Mahdī. Gulshan-i abrār. Qom: Nūr al-Sajjād, 1384 Sh.

v t e Samarra
Imams of the Shi'a (a) and their relatives	Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) • Imam al-Hadi (a) • Imam al-Mahdi (a) • Samana al-Maghribiyya • Hakima bt. al-Imam al-Jawad (a) • Narjis (a) • Ja'far al-Kadhdhab • Hudayth (mother of Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a)) • Muhammad b. al-Imam al-Hadi (a)
Religious and historical places	Shrine of al-'Askariyyayn • Sardab al-ghayba
Scholars	Sayyid Muhammad Hasan Shirazi • Muhammad Taqi al-Shirazi • Muhammad 'Askari Tihrani • Rida Hamadani Najafi • Dhabih Allah Mahallati • Mirza HasanAli Tihrani • Al-Sayyid Abd al-Hadi al-Shirazi
Rulers	Al-Mu'tasim al-'Abbasi (b. 180/796 - d. 227/841) • Al-Mutawakkil al-'Abbasi (b. 232/847 - d. 247/861)
Related	Seminary of Samarra • Demolition of the Shrine of al-'Askariyyayn (a) • Ma'athir al-kubra fi tarikh Samarra (book) • Al-'Askariyyayn • Jamil b. Darraj • Dawud b. al-Qasim b. Ishaq • Ibn al-Sikkit • Ahmad b. Ali al-Najashi • Zayd b. Musa l-Kazim (a) • Hayat al-Imam al-'Askari (a) (book) • List of Figures Buried in The Holy Shrine of al-'Askariyyayn (a)
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12th/18th century	Shaykh Hurr al-'Amili (d. 1104/1693) • Sayyid 'Ali Khan al-Madani (1120/1708-09) • Abd Allah b. Isa al-Afandi (d. 1130/1717-8) • Shaykh Abd al-Nabi Qazwini (d. 1197/1782)
14th/20th century	Muhammad b. Sulayman Tunikabuni (d. 1302/1884) • I'timad al-Saltana (d. 1313/1895) • Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Khwansari ( d. 1313/1895-96) • Abd al-Karim Gazi (d. 1339/1920) • Shaykh Ali Biladi Bahrani (d. 1340/1921) • Sayyid Hasan al-Sadr (d. 1354/1935) • Shaykh 'Abbas Qummi (d. 1359/1941) • Muhammad Hirz al-Din (d. 1365/1945)) • Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin (d. 1371/1952) • Muhammad 'Ali Mudarris Tabrizi (d. 1373/1954) • Aqa Buzurg Tihrani (d. 1389/1970) • Allama Amini (d. 1390/1970) • Muhammad Ali Mu'allim (d. 1396/1978)
15th/21th century	Dhabih Allah Mahallati (d. 1406/1985) • Muhammad Hadi Amini Najafi (d. 1412/1991) • Shaykh Muhammad Sharif Razi (d. 1421/2000) • Sayyid Hasan Amin (d. 1423/2002) • Ali Dawani (d. 1427/2006) • Sayyid Muhammad Ali Rawdati (d. 1433/2011) • Muhammad Rida Hakimi (d. 2021) • Ja'far Subhani (b. 1929) • Sayyid Abd al-Aziz Tabataba'i (d. 1415/1995) • Sayyid Ahmad Husayni Ashkiwari (b. 1931) • Muhammad Taqi Ansariyan (d. 2022)
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3/9 century	Abd Allah b. Jibilla al-Kanani (d. 219/834) • Al-Hasan b. 'Ali b. Faddal (d. 224/839) • Hasan b. Mahbub (d. 224/839) • Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid al-Barqi (d. 280/894) • Ahmad b. Ali al-Alawi al-Aqiqi (d. 280/894)
4/10 century	Muhammad b. Mas'ud al-'Ayyashi (d. 320/932) • Al-Kulayni (d. 329/941) • Ibn 'Uqda (d. 333/945) • Al-Kashshi (d. 340/952) • Ibn al-Walid al-Qummi (d. 343/945) • Ibn al-Ji'abi (d. 355/966) • Abu Ghalib al-Zurari (d. 368/979) • Al-Shaykh al-Saduq (d. 381/991)
5/11 century	Husayn b. 'Ubayd Allah al-Ghada'iri (d. 411/1021) • Ibn al-Ghada'iri (d. 450/1059) • Ibn Nuh al-Sirafi • al-Shaykh al-Tusi (d. 460/1067) • Ahmad b. 'Ali al-Najashi (d. 463/1071)
from 6/12 to 10/16 centuries	Ibn Shahrashub (d. 588/1192) • Muntajab al-Din al-Razi (d. 585/1190) • Ibn Tawus (d. 673/1239) • al-Hasan b. Dawud al-Hilli (d. 707/1308) • Al-'Allama al-Hilli (d. 726/1325) • Al-Husayn b. 'Abd al-Samad al-Harithi (984/1576)
11/17 century	Hasan b. Zayn al-Din al-Amili (d. 1011/1603) • 'Abd al-Nabi al-Jaza'iri (d. 1021/1613) • Muhammad al-Istarabadi (d. 1028/1619) • Baha' al-Din al-'Amili (d. 1031/1621) • Fakhr al-Din al-Turayhi (d. 1087/1676) • Sulayman b. Abd Allah al-Mahuzi (d. 1099/1688) • Al-Hurr al-'Amili (d. 1104/1693) • Muhammad b. Ali al-Ardabili • Mulla Abd Allah Shushtari • Mustafa b. Husayn al-Tafrishi • 'Inayat Allah Qahba'i
12/18 century	Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi (d. 1110/1699) • Al-Sayyid 'Ali Khan al-Madani (d. 1120/1709) • Yusuf al-Bahrani (1186/1772) • Muhammad Baqir al-Bihbahani (1205/1791)
13/19 century	Bahr al-'Ulum (d. 1212/1797) • Abu Ali al-Ha'iri (d. 1216/1801) • Sayyid Muhammad Ali Bihbahani (d. 1216/1801) • Al-Sayyid Muhammad al-Mujahid (d. 1242/1827) • Sayyid Mahdi Musawi Khwansari (d. 1246/1831) • Sayyid Muhammad Shafi' CHapluqi (d. 1280/1864) • Mulla Ali Kani (d. 1306/1888)
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15/21 century	Al-Sayyid Abu l-Qasim al-Khoei (d. 1413/1992) • Muhammad Taqi Shushtari (d. 1416/1996) • Sayyid Muhammad 'Ali Muwahhid Abtahi (d. 1422/2002) • Hasan Musawi Isfahani (d. 1428/2007)