Muhammad-Hasan al-Najafi | |
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الشيخ محمد حسن النجفي | |
Personal | |
Born | 1785 |
Died | 1849 (aged 63–64) Najaf, Baghdad Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
Resting place | Imam Ali Shrine |
Religion | Islam |
Parent | Baqir al-Najafi (father) |
Jurisprudence | Twelver Shia Islam |
Other names | Sahib al-Jawahir, Arabic: صاحب الجواهر |
Muslim leader | |
Based in | Najaf, Iraq |
Successor | Murtadha al-Ansari |
Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Muhammad-Hasan al-Najafi (Arabic: محمد حسن النجفي, romanized: Muḥammad Ḥasan al-Najafī; 1785–1850),[1] also known as Sahib al-Jawahir (Arabic: صاحب الجواهر), was a prominent Shiite religious authority and author. He was most known for his books of Jawahir al-Kalam Fi Sharh Shara'i' al-Islam, a 42-volume work on fiqh.[2]