Muhammad Hujjat Kuh-Kamari

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Seyyed Mohammad Hojjat Kuh-Kamari

Seyyed Mohammad Hojjat Kuh-Kamari (Persian: سید محمد حجت کوه کمره ای‎, also transliterated Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥujjat Kūh-Kamarī; 1310–1372 AH[a] /172-1800 CE)[1] was a Shia jurist and scholar in the principles of Islamic jurisprudence, hadith studies and narration studies. He was a Grand Ayatollah (marja') among Shia and founded the Hojjatiyyah (Ḥujjatiyyah) School in Qom.

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Early life[]

Kuh-Kamari was born c. 1310 AH[a] / 1892–93 CE in Kuh Kamar, East Azerbaijan.[2] His silsila can be traced back to Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, the fourth Shia imam.[3][full citation needed]

Education[]

His father, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali taught him Islamic jurisprudence and its principles.[4] In 1912, he moved to Najaf, where he would study for 19 years under teachers like al-Allama al-Yazdi, Diya' al-Din al-Araqi, Mirza Muhammad Husain Na'ini,[2] Sayyed Abul Hasan Isfahani, Abdul Karim Haeri, Shaykh Al-Shariah Isfahani, and Agha Ali Qouchani in jurisprudence, its principles and astronomy. He also learned mathematics and astronomy from Sardar Kaboli.[4] Notable students of Kuh-Kamari include Allameh Tabatabai,[1] Mirza Hashem Amoli, Mortaza Motahari, Jafar Sobhani, and Safi Golpaygani.[4][full citation needed]

Works[]

Kouh Kamarei wrote on various Islamic religious sciences like jurisprudence, its principles, hadiths and their transmission:

  • Jami Al Ahadith va Osul (a summary of traditions and principles)[5][full citation needed]
  • Lavami al Anwar
  • A treatise on Isteshab (continuation)[6][full citation needed]
  • Montakhab Al Ahkam
  • The Book of Praying
  • The Book of Devotion
  • The Book of Bay(contract of sale)
  • A glossary on Tanqih al-Maqal

Social activity[]

Together with Sayyed Sadr Addin Sadr and Sayyed Muhammad Khansari, Kuh-Kumari was concerned with administration of the Qom madrasa under Reza Shah Pahlavi.[7] In Qom, Kuh-Kamari contributed to its hawza and founded the Hujjatiyyah School (Hojjatiyyah Madrasah),[1] which is nowadays part of the World Center of Islamic Sciences.[7][full citation needed]

Death[]

Kuh-Kumari died in 1372 AH[a] / 1953 CE at the age of 62 and was buried in a small room near the Hojjatiyyah Madrasah in Qom.[1]

Notes and references[]

Notes
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Lunar Hijri calendar
References
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Husayni Tihrani (2011). "Prominent figures". Shining Sun. ICAS Press. p. 361. ISBN 978-1-904063-40-7.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Stewart, Devin J. (2001). "The Portrayal of an Academic Rivalry – Najaf and Qum in the Writings and Speeches of Khomeini, 1964–78". In Linda S. Walbridge (ed.). The Most Learned of the Shi'a – The Institution of the Marja' Taqlid. New York: Oxford University Press, USA. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-19-534393-9.
  3. ^ Modarres Tabrizi, 1374 solar & Reihanat Al Adab, p. 23
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Marashi, 1416 lunar & Mosalsalat fi Ijazat, p. 426
  5. ^ Hoseini Eshkevari, 1377 solar & Hojjat Library catalogue, pp. 41–42
  6. ^ Aqa Bozorg Tehrani, 1983 & Zariah, p. 25
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Sharif Razi & The works of Hojjah, pp. 185–190

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