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{{main|'Abd Allah b. 'Isa Afandi}} | {{main|'Abd Allah b. 'Isa Afandi}} | ||
'Abd Allah b. 'Isa Biyg Jiyrani known as Mirza 'Abd Allah Afandi, was expert in rational and traditional sciences, and was also a professional bibliographer and biographer of religious scholars. He was born in Isfahan in [[1066]]/ | 'Abd Allah b. 'Isa Biyg Jiyrani known as Mirza 'Abd Allah Afandi, was expert in rational and traditional sciences, and was also a professional bibliographer and biographer of religious scholars. He was born in Isfahan in [[1066]]/1655-6, when [[Safavid dynasty]] was governing the country, but he was originally from [[Tabriz]] and was born in a prosperous family. | ||
It is said that he spent half of his life making travels and visited a lot of Islamic territories such as [[Hijaz]], [[Iraq]], [[Ottoman Empire]], Caucasus, Turkestan, [[Afghanistan]] and [[India]].<ref>Afandi, ''Riyad al-'ulam' '', vol.3 p.230</ref> He passed away in [[1130]]/ | It is said that he spent half of his life making travels and visited a lot of Islamic territories such as [[Hijaz]], [[Iraq]], [[Ottoman Empire]], Caucasus, Turkestan, [[Afghanistan]] and [[India]].<ref>Afandi, ''Riyad al-'ulam' '', vol.3 p.230</ref> He passed away in [[1130]]/1717-8, before [[Iran]] was attacked by Mahmud Afghan.<ref>Al-Jazayiri, ''al-Ijazat al-kabira'', p.147; Khwansari, ''Rawdat al-jannat'', vol.4 p.256-257</ref> His death place is not known yet.<ref>Mar'ashi Najafi, ''Zahr al-riyad'', p.22</ref> | ||
Riyad al-'ulama is the most notable work of Afandi. It is compared to ''[[Jawahir al-kalam (Book)|Jawahir al-kalam fi sharh sharayi' al-islam]]'' (written by [[Muhammad Hasan Najafi]]) which is considerable in Imami jurisprudence- in terms of technicality,<ref>Nuri, ''al-Fayd al-qudsi'', p.86</ref> and it represents the validity and significance of the book. Afandi began to write the book at the age of forty.<ref>Afandi, ''Riyad al-'ulam' '', vol.3 p.233</ref> This book remained forever in a draft form, and perhaps that is why there are some neglects in phrases and themes. | Riyad al-'ulama is the most notable work of Afandi. It is compared to ''[[Jawahir al-kalam (Book)|Jawahir al-kalam fi sharh sharayi' al-islam]]'' (written by [[Muhammad Hasan Najafi]]) which is considerable in Imami jurisprudence- in terms of technicality,<ref>Nuri, ''al-Fayd al-qudsi'', p.86</ref> and it represents the validity and significance of the book. Afandi began to write the book at the age of forty.<ref>Afandi, ''Riyad al-'ulam' '', vol.3 p.233</ref> This book remained forever in a draft form, and perhaps that is why there are some neglects in phrases and themes. | ||