Al-Sayyid Muhammad Hasan al-Qazwini al-Ha'iri
| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | 1296/1878-9 |
| Residence | Karbala |
| Studied in | Karbala, Najaf, Samarra |
| Death | 26 Rajab of 1380/January 14, 1961 |
| Burial Place | Karbala |
| Scholarly Information | |
| Professors | Akhund Muhammad Kazim al-Khurasani,al-Sayyid Muhammad Kazim Tabataba'i Yazdi |
| Works | Al-Imamat al-kubra wa l-khilafat al-'uzma,Al-Barahin al-jaliyya fi daf' tashkikat al-wahhabiyya |
Al-Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥasan b. Muḥammad Bāqir al-Qazwīnī (Arabic: محمدحسن بن محمدباقر القزویني), (b. 1296/1878-9 - d. 1380/1961) is one of the Shi'a theologians and faqihs in 14/20 century. One of his works is al-Barahin al-jaliyya fi daf' tashkikat al-Wahhabiyya, which is a response to some of the objections proposed by Ibn Taymiyyah.
Life
Al-Sayyid Muhammad Hasan al-Ha'iri was born in Karbala in the 1296/1878-9.[1] His paternal grandfather is al-Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Musawi al-Qazwini titled as Mu'allim al-Sultan (Arabic:معلم السلطان), and his maternal grandfather is al-Sayyid 'Ali al-Tabataba'i, the author of the book Riyad al-masa'il.[2] Al-Sayyid Muhammad Hasan al-Ha'iri al-Qazwini died in Karbala on the day 26 Rajab of 1380/January 14, 1961 and is buried in the tomb of al-Sayyid Muhammad al-Mujahid.[3]
Education
Al-Sayyid Muhammad Hasan al-Ha'iri learned the elementary courses of religious sciences in Karbala and then, he immigrated to Najaf for graduate studies. Akhund Muhammad Kazim al-Khurasani[4] and al-Sayyid Muhammad Kazim al-Tabataba'i al-Yazdi are among his great teachers.[5] One year after the death of Akhund al-Khurasani, he went to Samarra for studying to be a student of Mirza Muhammad Taqi Shirazi.[6]
After three years of residency in Samarra and with the beginning of World War I and the political turmoil in Iraq, he came back to Karbala and started teaching, researching and writing up to his death.
Works
- Al-Imamat al-kubra wa l-khilafat al-'uzma
- Al-Barahin al-jaliyya fi daf' tashkikat al-Wahhabiyya (as a response to some objections and claims proposed by Ibn Taymiyyah and his followers in some Shi'a thoughts such as Shafa'a, Tawassul and Ziyara. This book is translated by 'Ali Dawani titled as Firqa al-Wahhabi wa pasukh bi shubahat anha).
- Al-Manahij al-sawiyya wa al-tuhfa l-imamiyya al-ha'iriyya or al-Manahij al-ha'iriyya, as a rejection on the book al-Hidaya al-sunniyya wa l-tuhfa al-wahhabiyya al-najdiyya.[7]
- Al-Tuhfa al-ithna 'ashariyya fi naqd kalamat al-wahhabiyya.[8]
- Huda l-milla ila Anna Fadak min al-nihla, on the grabbing of Fadak.
- The commentary of al-Lum'at al-Dimashqiyya[9]
- Ikma al-Din, the commentary on Takmila Tabsira al-Muti'allimin by Akhund al-Khurasani, which actually is the notes of Akhund's fiqh classes.[10]
- Usul al-Fiqh, which is the notes of Akhund's classes.[11]
Notes
- ↑ Tihrani, Tabaqat, part. 1 p.389
- ↑ Al-Ha'iri al-Qazwini, al-Imama, p.4
- ↑ Tihrani, al-Zari'a, vol.14 p.48
- ↑ Tihrani, Tabaqat, part. 1 p.389
- ↑ Al-Ha'iri al-Qazwini, al-Imama, p.5
- ↑ Amini, Mu'jam rijal, vol.3 p.955
- ↑ Tihrani, al-Zari'a, vol.22 p.345; Ha'iri al-Qazwini, al-Imama, p.4
- ↑ Tihrani, al-Zari'a, vol.25 p.203
- ↑ Tihrani, al-Zari'a, vol.14 p.48
- ↑ Tihrani, al-Zari'a, vol.4 p.412, vol.11 p.104-105
- ↑ Tihrani, al-Zari'a, vol.2 p.204, vol.4 p.375
References
- Tihrani, Aqa Buzurg al-. Tabaqat a'lam al-shi'a. Mashhad: 1404
- Ha'iri al-Qazwini, Hasan al-. Al-Imama l-kubra wa l-khilafa l-'uzma. Najaf: Murtada Qazwini, 1377/1958
- Tihrani, Aqa Buzurg al-. Al-Zari'a. Beirut: Munzawi, 1403/1983
- Amini, Muhammad Hadi. Mu'jam rijal. Najaf: 1413/1992