Name Abu Isfahani | Died 1946, Najaf, Iraq | |
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Similar People Mirza Mohammed Hassan H, Abbas Qumi, Mohammad Baqir al‑Hakim, Al‑Hilli, Mulla Sadra | ||
Abu l Hasan al Isfahani
Abu l-Hasan al-Isfahani (Arabic: ابوالحسن الاصفهانی) was a Shia scholar and Marja'.
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Biography
Abul Hasan Isfahani was born on 1860 (1277 AH) in the Madiseh village of Isfahan, Iran. He passed his preliminary training in Nimarud School in Isfahan and traveled to Najaf on 1307 AH. Gradually joined the lessons of Akhund Khorasani and soon recognized the talents of his disciple. Abul Hasan got his degree of Ijtihad from Akhund Khorasani. After the death of his contemporary scholar, Ayatollah Mirza Hussein Naini, he became as sole Marja' for most of Shia Muslims. Isfahani was banished to Iran for protecting Iraqi Muslims against colonial policies. Also, he had strong position towards the incidents of the Goharshad Mosque in the Mashhad.
Abul Hasan Isfahani had a grandson named Musa al-Musawi who was renowned for writing polemical revisionist texts on Shia Islam.
Works
In Fiqh, Wasila al-Naja which due to its comprehensive nature, has been elucidated by many Fuqaha including Ruhollah Khomeini.
Students
Death
He died in Kadhimiya on 1946.