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'''Al-Sayyid | '''Al-Sayyid Muḥsin b. ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Amīn al-ʿĀmilī''' (Arabic: {{ia|السید محسن بن عبدالکريم الامین العاملي}}) (b. [[1284]]/1867 - d. [[1371]]/1952) the son of [['Abd al-Karim al-'Amili]] was born to a well-known [[sayyid]] family in [[Jabal Amel]], [[Lebanon]]. His lineage goes back to al-Husayn Dhi l-Dam'a a son of [[Zayd al-Shahid]]. | ||
After elementary education in his hometown, he immigrated to [[Najaf]] and completed his studies in [[jurisprudence]] and [[principles of jurisprudence]] and reached the level of [[ijtihad]]. There, he taught some students as well. He was also a good poet, a literary critic and knowledgeable in Arabic literature as well. | After elementary education in his hometown, he immigrated to [[Najaf]] and completed his studies in [[jurisprudence]] and [[principles of jurisprudence]] and reached the level of [[ijtihad]]. There, he taught some students as well. He was also a good poet, a literary critic and knowledgeable in Arabic literature as well. | ||
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''[[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 Shi'a]] in the progress of the Islamic civilization. To get access to some sources for writing this book, he traveled to different places like [[Syria]], [[Jordan]], [[Palestine]], [[Egypt]], [[Iraq]] and [[Iran]]. | ''[[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 Shi'a]] in the progress of the Islamic civilization. To get access to some sources for writing this book, he traveled to different places like [[Syria]], [[Jordan]], [[Palestine]], [[Egypt]], [[Iraq]] and [[Iran]]. | ||
Al-Sayyid | Al-Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin passed away in [[1347]]/1928 in [[Damascus]], and was buried in front of the main entrance of the [[Shrine of al-Sayyida Zaynab (a)]]. | ||
==Birth and Lineage== | ==Birth and Lineage== | ||
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==Works== | ==Works== | ||
[[File:A'yan al-Shi'a.jpg|thumbnail|px230|''A'yan al-Shi'a''. One of the most important works of al-Sayyid | [[File:A'yan al-Shi'a.jpg|thumbnail|px230|''A'yan al-Shi'a''. One of the most important works of al-Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin]] | ||
===A'yan al-Shi'a=== | ===A'yan al-Shi'a=== | ||
{{Main|A'yan al-Shi'a (book)}} | {{Main|A'yan al-Shi'a (book)}} | ||
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Another work of Sayyid Amin is ''[[Haqq al-yaqin fi luzum al-ta'lif bayn al-muslimin|Haqq al-yaqin]]'' (True certainty in necessity of unity amongst Muslims) in which he emphasizes the necessity of [[unity in Islamic Ummah]]. | Another work of Sayyid Amin is ''[[Haqq al-yaqin fi luzum al-ta'lif bayn al-muslimin|Haqq al-yaqin]]'' (True certainty in necessity of unity amongst Muslims) in which he emphasizes the necessity of [[unity in Islamic Ummah]]. | ||
[[File:Kashf al-irtiyab fi ’itba' Muhammad b. 'Abd al-Wahhab.jpg|thumbnail|px230|''Kashf al-irtiyab fi 'itba' Muhammad b. 'Abd al-Wahhab''. one of the important works of al-Sayyid | [[File:Kashf al-irtiyab fi ’itba' Muhammad b. 'Abd al-Wahhab.jpg|thumbnail|px230|''Kashf al-irtiyab fi 'itba' Muhammad b. 'Abd al-Wahhab''. one of the important works of al-Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin]] | ||
His other work is ''[[Kashf al-irtiyab fi 'itba' Muhammad b. 'Abd al-Wahhab|Kashf al-irtiyab]]'', in which he refutes the beliefs of [[Wahhabbism]]. | His other work is ''[[Kashf al-irtiyab fi 'itba' Muhammad b. 'Abd al-Wahhab|Kashf al-irtiyab]]'', in which he refutes the beliefs of [[Wahhabbism]]. | ||
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==Demise== | ==Demise== | ||
Al-Sayyid | Al-Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin passed away in the midnight of [[Rajab 24]], [[1371]]/[[April 19]], 1952 in [[Damascus]] and was buried in front of the main entrance of the [[Shrine of Sayyida Zaynab (a)]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||