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'''Sayyid Muhsin b. Sayyid 'Abd al-Karīm 'Amīn al-'Āmilī''' (سید محسن بن سید عبدالکریم امین عامِلی) (b.1284/1867-d.1371/1952) son of [[Abd al-Karim al-Amili]] was born in 1284 to a well-known sadat family ([[the Prophet]]’s (s) descendants) in [[Jabal Amel]], [[Lebanon]]. His lineage goes back to Husayn Dhi al-Dam'ah a son of [[Zayd al-Shahid]]. After elementary education in his hometown, he immigrated to [[Najaf|Najaf al-Ashraf]] and completed [[Sutuh]] and [[Kharij al-fiqh]] and [[Kharij al-usul]] and reached the level of [[Ijtihad]]. There, he taught some students as well. In addition to [[fiqh]] (jurisprudence), he was a good poet, a literary critic and was knowledgeable in Arabic literature as well. | '''Sayyid Muhsin b. Sayyid 'Abd al-Karīm 'Amīn al-'Āmilī''' (سید محسن بن سید عبدالکریم امین عامِلی) (b.1284/1867-d.1371/1952) son of [[Abd al-Karim al-Amili]] was born in 1284/1867 to a well-known sadat family ([[the Prophet]]’s (s) descendants) in [[Jabal Amel]], [[Lebanon]]. His lineage goes back to Husayn Dhi al-Dam'ah a son of [[Zayd al-Shahid]]. After elementary education in his hometown, he immigrated to [[Najaf|Najaf al-Ashraf]] and completed [[Sutuh]] and [[Kharij al-fiqh]] and [[Kharij al-usul]] and reached the level of [[Ijtihad]]. There, he taught some students as well. In addition to [[fiqh]] (jurisprudence), he was a good poet, a literary critic and was knowledgeable in Arabic literature as well. | ||
Sayyid Muhsin Amin was a jurist and [[Twelver Shia]] reformist scholar in [[Syria]] and ''[['A'yan al-Shi'a]]'' is his most important work, which is a vast encyclopedia containing biographies of [[Shi'a]] great figures. The book was compiled to show the cultural identity and remind the role of Twelver Shia in the progress of the Islamic civilization. To get access to some sources, he traveled to different lands like: Syria, [[Jordan]], [[Palestine]], [[Egypt]], [[Iraq]] and [[Iran]]. | Sayyid Muhsin Amin was a jurist and [[Twelver Shia]] reformist scholar in [[Syria]] and ''[['A'yan al-Shi'a]]'' is his most important work, which is a vast encyclopedia containing biographies of [[Shi'a]] great figures. The book was compiled to show the cultural identity and remind the role of Twelver Shia in the progress of the Islamic civilization. To get access to some sources, he traveled to different lands like: Syria, [[Jordan]], [[Palestine]], [[Egypt]], [[Iraq]] and [[Iran]]. | ||
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==Birth and Lineage== | ==Birth and Lineage== | ||
He is son of [['Abd al-Karim al-'Amili]] and he was born in 1284 to a well-known sadat family (the Prophet’s (s) descendants) in Shaqra', a village in [[Jabal 'Amel]], [[Lebanon]]. His Mother was a daughter of Shaykh Muhammad Hasan Falhat al—Maysi, a righteous scholar of his time. His lineage goes back to [[Husayn Dhi al-Dam'ah]] son of [[Zayd al-Shahid]]. | He is son of [['Abd al-Karim al-'Amili]] and he was born in 1284/1867 to a well-known sadat family (the Prophet’s (s) descendants) in Shaqra', a village in [[Jabal 'Amel]], [[Lebanon]]. His Mother was a daughter of Shaykh Muhammad Hasan Falhat al—Maysi, a righteous scholar of his time. His lineage goes back to [[Husayn Dhi al-Dam'ah]] son of [[Zayd al-Shahid]]. | ||
==His Education and Teachers== | ==His Education and Teachers== | ||
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==Demise== | ==Demise== | ||
Sayyid Muhsin Amin passed away in 1347 in [[Damascus]] and was buried in front of the main entrance of the Shrine of [[Sayyidah Zaynab]] (s) (daughter of [[Imam Ali]] (a)). | Sayyid Muhsin Amin passed away in 1347/1928 in [[Damascus]] and was buried in front of the main entrance of the Shrine of [[Sayyidah Zaynab]] (s) (daughter of [[Imam Ali]] (a)). | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||