Died 1952 | ||
Sayyed Muhammad Hojjat KouhKamre'i (Persian: سید محمد حجت کوه کمره ای, also transliterated Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥujjat Kūh-Kamarī; 1310–1372 AH / 1893–1953 CE) 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
Hujjat Kuh-Kamari was born c. 1310 AH / 1892–93 CE in Kuh Kamar, East Azerbaijan. His silsila can be traced back to Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, the fourth Shia imam.
Education
His father, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali taught him Islamic jurisprudence and its principles. 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, 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. Notable students of Kuh-Kamari include Allameh Tabatabai, Mirza Hashem Amoli, Mortaza Motahari, Jafar Sobhani, and Safi Golpaygani.
Works
Kouh Kamarei wrote on various Islamic religious sciences like jurisprudence, its principles, hadiths and their transmission:
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. In Qom, Kuh-Kamari contributed to its hawza and founded the Hujjatiyyah School (Hojjatiyyah Madrasah), which is nowadays part of the World Center of Islamic Sciences.
Death
Kuh-Kumari died in 1372 AH / 1953 CE at the age of 62 and was buried in a small room near the Hojjatiyyah Madrasah in Qom.