Al-Fayd al-qudsi (book)
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| Author | Mirza Husayn Nuri |
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| Original title | اَلْفیْضُ الْقُدْسی فی تَرْجُمَة الْعَلّامَة الْمَجْلِسی |
| Language | Arabic |
| Series | 1 vol. |
| Subject | Biography of Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi |
| Published | 1419/1998-9 |
| Publisher | Mirsad |
Al-Fayḍ al-qudsī fī tarjumat al-Allāma al-Majlisī (Arabic: الفیض القدسی فی ترجمة العلامة المجلسی) is an Arabic book written by Mirza Husayn Nuri (d. 1320/1902). In this book, he provides a biography of Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi. In the six chapters of the book, he cites remarks by other scholars about al-Majlisi, the significance of his work, his teachers and students, biographies of his family and his children, and dates of al-Majlisi's birth and death. Al-Fayd al-qudsi has been translated into Persian by Ja'far Nabawi.
The Author
Mirza Husayn Nuri was a Shiite scholar of hadiths and rijal in the fourteenth/nineteenth century. He wrote many books in different fields, the best-known of which is Mustadrak al-wasa'il. Nuri died in 1320/1902.
General Information
The book is a biography of the Second Majlisi along with other similar books: Tadhkirat al-ansab by Mulla Haydar Ali al-Majlisi, Mir'at al-ahwal jahan nama by Sayyid Ahmad Bihbahani, and Ansab Wahid Bihbahani by Mirza Muhammad Ja'far Shahristani. Muhaddith Nuri wrote the book at the request of Muhammad Hasan Kumpani in order to be included at the opening of the first volume of Bihar al-anwar.
Contents
After an introduction about the significance of scholars and the reason for the writing of the book, the book contains six chapters as follows:
- Chapter one: remarks by prominent scholars about al-Allama al-Majlisi, his greatness, and the significance of his work
- Chapter two: introduction of the written work by al-Allama al-Majlisi
- Chapter three: introduction of al-Allama al-Majlisi's masters and students
- Chapter four: biography of his ancestors
- Chapter five: al-Allama al-Majlisi's children and family
- Chapter six: al-Allama al-Majlisi's birth and death.
See Also
Refernces
- The material for this article is mainly taken from الفیض القدسی (کتاب) in Farsi WikiShia.