Al-Hilli (disambiguation)

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Al-Ḥillī (Arabic: الحلّی) is an attribute referring to people from the city, Hillah, in Iraq. The city turned into the center of Shiite scholarship in the 5th/11th century. Many prominent Shiite scholars and jurists were from this city. In the 7th/13th century, Hillah took the place of Najaf as the most thriving Shiite seminary and the residence of the greatest Shiite scholars and the place of their teachings. Many scholarly families, such as Al Bitriq, Al Nama, Al Tawus, and Al Mutahhar emerged from Hillah.

Two scholars from Hillah, are better known than others: al-Muhaqqiq al-Hilli and al-'Allama al-Hilli.

Below is a list of scholars attributed to Hillah and their scholarly significance:

Hillah, Iraq

6th/12th Century

  • Muhammad b. Ja'far b. Nama (c. 565/1169-70 - c. 636/1239) was a scholar from the Nama family and the teacher of al-'Allama al-Hilli.
  • Ibn Idris al-Hilli, Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Idris. He was an Imami scholar of jurisprudence in the late 6th/12th century. He was the author of al-Sara'ir.

7th/13th Century

  • Ibn Dawud al-Hilli, Taqi al-Din al-Hasan b. 'Ali (b. 647/1249, died after 707/1307). He was an Imami scholar of 'ilm al-rijal, jurisprudence, and Arabic literature. He was the author of the book, al-Rijal.
  • Ibn Juhaym al-Hilli. He was a Shiite master of permission for transmission of hadiths in the 7th/13th century, and a master of al-'Allama al-Hilli.

8th/14th Century

9th/15th Century

  • Ibn Fahd al-Hilli, Ahmad b. Shams al-Din Muhammad (757/1356-841/1437-8). He was an Imami scholar of jurisprudence and hadith and the author of 'Uddat al-da'i, a well-known book concerning ethics, supplications, and mysticism.

13th/19th Century

15th/20th Century

References

  • The material for this article is mainly taken from حلی in Farsi Wikishia.