Al-Hilli (disambiguation)

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

• 'Ali b. Muhammad al-Hilli (c. 530/1136 - c. 600/1204), known as Ibn Sakun was a scriber, jurist and Shiite muhaddith.

• Ibn Bitriq al-Hilli, Abu l-Husayn Yahya b. al-Hasan (523/1128-9 - 600/1204) was an Imami scholar of jurisprudence, theology, hadith, and Arabic literature. He was the author of al-'Umda.

• 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.

• Warram b. Abi Firas al-Hilli was an Imami scholar of jurisprudence and hadith in the 6th/12th century and the early 7th/13th century. He was the author of the book, Tanbih al-khawatir.

• 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

• Al-Sayyid b. Tawus al-Hilli, 'Ali b. Musa (589/1193-664/1266). He was a Shiite scholar, a head or naqib of Shi'as, the author of the books, al-Luhuf, Kashf al-mahajja, Misbah al-za'ir.

• Al-Sayyid Ahmad b. Tawus al-Hilli, (d. 673/1274-5). He was a Shiite scholar of hadith, known as "Faqih Ahl al-Bayt (a)". He was brother of al-Sayyid b. Tawus.

• Al-Muhaqqiq al-Hilli, Ja'far b. al-Hasan (602/1205-676/1277). He was a Shiite scholar of jurisprudence, principles of jurisprudence and a poet. He was the author of Shara'i' al-Islam.

• Ja'far b. Muhammad b. Nama al-Hilli (d. circa. 680/1281). He was a scholar from the Nama family and the author of the book, Muthir al-ahzan, a maqtal of Ashura (narration of the Event of Karbala).

• 'Abd al-Karim b. Ahmad b. Musa al-Hilli (648/1250-1 - 693/1294). He was the naqib or head of sadat in the Abbasid period and the author of the book, Farhat al-ghura. He was a nephew of al-Sayyid b. Tawus.

• 'Ali b. Yusuf b. Mutahhar al-Hilli (b. 635/1238, alive in 703/1303). He was a Shiite scholar and the author of al-'Udad al-qawiyya and an older brother of al-'Allama al-Hilli.

• 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.

• Al-'Allama al-Hilli, al-Hasan b. Yusuf (648/1250-726/1325). He was a Shiite scholar of jurisprudence and theology and the author of over 120 works, including Kashf al-murad, Nahj al-haqq, Khulasat al-aqwal, and al-Jawhar al-nadid.

• 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

• Fakhr al-Muhaqqiqin al-Hilli, Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Yusuf (682/1283-771/1369-70). He was a Shiite scholar of jurisprudence and a son of al-'Allama al-Hilli. His best known and highly cited work is Idah al-fawa'id fi sharh mushkilat al-qawa'id.

• Al-Hasan b. Sulayman al-Hilli. He was a Shiite scholar in the 8th/14th century and a transmitter of al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya. He was the author of the brief book, Basa'ir al-darajat.

9th/15th Century

• Al-Fadil al-Miqdad al-Hilli (d. 826/1422-3). He was a Shiite scholar of jurisprudence and theology and the author of the book, Kanz al-'irfan.

• 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

• Al-Sayyid Haydar b. Sulayman al-Hilli (1246/1831-1304/1887). He was a Shiite poet and a great grandson of Zayd the Martyr.

15th/20th Century

• Al-Shaykh Husayn al-Hilli (c. 1309/1891-1394/1974). He was a Shiite scholar of jurisprudence and a student of Mirza Muhammad Husayn al-Na'ini and Diya' al-Din 'Iraqi.