Muhammad Taqi Amuli
Muḥammad Taqī Āmulī (Persian: محمدتقی آملی) (b. 1304/1887 - d. 1391/1971) was a Shia jurist who educated under some great teachers like Mirza Na'ini, Aqa Diya' 'Iraqi, and Aqa Sayyid Abu l-Hasan Isfahani in Najaf, then he came back to Tehran and started teaching and researching there. He passed away in Tehran.
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| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Muhammad Taqi Amuli |
| Birth | 1304/1887 |
| Residence | Tehran |
| Studied in | Tehran,Najaf |
| Death | 1391/1971 |
| Burial Place | Mashhad |
| Scholarly Information | |
| Professors | Shaykh 'Abd al-Nabi Nuri, Mirza Hasan Kirmanshahi, Mirza Na'ini, Aqa Diya' 'Iraqi, and Sayyid Abu l-Hasan Isfahani |
| Works | Glosses on Manzuma, Glosses on Sharh Isharat,Glosses on al-Makasib,Commentary on 'Urwat al-Wuthqa |
Family and Birth
Muhammad Taqi Amuli, son of Mulla Muhammad Amuli was born on 12th of Dhu l-Qa'da 1304/2 August, 1887 in Tehran.
Teachers
He learned primary lessons from his father. Then, he educated under scholars such as Shaykh 'Abd al-Nabi Nuri and Mirza Hasan Kirmanshahi. In 1340/1991-2, he immigrated to Najaf. There, he took part in classes of great teachers such as Mirza Na'ini, Aqa Diya' 'Iraqi, and Sayyid Abu l-Hasan Isfahani.[1]
Coming back to Tehran
Amuli came back to Tehran and began teaching and writing. He was a solitary jurist. He was not willing to accept leadership, and avoided to write the Risalah Amaliyya (Manual of Islamic law) until the end of his life. A group of erudite jurists were his students and cherished him.
Works
- Glosses on Manzuma of Mulla Hadi Sabziwari
- Glosses on Sharh Isharat of Ibn Sina
- Glosses on al-Makasib of Shaykh Ansari
- Commentary on 'Urwat al-Wuthqa
- Kitab al-salat. (lessons of Mirza Na'ini)[2]
Demise
Amuli passed away on Saturday,Shawwal 29, 1391/December 18, 1971 in Tehran[3] and his body was buried in the Holy Shrine of Imam al-Rida (a) in Mashhad.[4]
Notes
References
- Ābidi, Yaḥyā. Zindigīnāma-yi marḥūm Ayatullāh Shaykh Muḥammad Taqī Āmulī. Anjuman-i Āthār wa Mafākhir-i Farhangī. 1380 Sh.
- Moṭahharī, Mortezā. Khadimāt- mutaqābil-i Islām wa Irān. Tehran: 1354 Sh.
- Moṭahharī, Mortezā. Khadimāt- mutaqābil-i Islām wa Irān. Tehran: Intishārāt-i Ṣadrā, 1377 Sh.
- Moṭahharī, Mortezā. Majmuʿa āthār-i ustād shahīd Moṭahharī. Tehran and Qom: Intishārāt-i Ṣadrā, 1390 Sh.
- Sāzmān-i Awqāf. Mukhtasari az sharh ahwāl wa āthār-i Muḥammad Taqī Āmulī. Maʿārif Islāmi, Year 1, No 2, Winter 1345 Sh.
- Tihrānī, Aqā Buzurg. Ṭabaqāt aʿlām al-Shīʿa. 4th Century.