Seyyed Nematollah Jazayeri

Early life

After finishing primary education, Jazayeri and his brother (Seyyed Najm al –Din) traveled to Shiraz –Iran to continue his education. He led a poor and difficult life in Shiraz, he had to work hard to be able to study. Therefore he transcribed books, corrected the transcriptions and wrote glosses on books in order to earn money. Sometimes he worked from night up to morning, then studied his lessons and started teaching up to midday and after that he himself attended one of his masters’ class. He spent three years in this manner in Shiraz. He studied under great teachers in Shiraz: sheikh Jafar Bahrani (d. 1679), Ibrahim Ibn mullah Sadra, shah Abul Vali Shirazi, Seyyed Hashem Ehsaee, sheikh Saleh Kazkazani (d. 1686). After marriage he traveled to Isfahan to complete his education. The following are some of his teachers in Isfahan: Seyyed Ahmad Mirza Jazayeri, Mirza Rafi’ Tabatabaei (d. 1668), Sheikh Emad Yazdi, Mohaqeq Sabzewari (d.1678), sheikh Ali Aameli, sheikh Horr Aameli (d. 1692), sheikh Hossein Khansari (d. 1686), Amir Ismail Khatun Abaadi (d. 1704), mullah Mohsen Feiz Kashani (d. 1679) and Allameh Baqer Majlesi some of Allameh Baqer Majlesi Pupils More than 1,000 scholars and researchers have benefited from the advantageous classes of Allameh Majlesi. He has also issued many religious authorizations and licenses for his pupils. The following are recorded as some of his pupils: 1- Sayyed Ne'mat Allah Jazayeri one of the Grandsons of Imam Musa Kazim (7th Imam of the shias) 2- Jafar son of Abdullah Kamareyee Isfahani 3- Zaynul-Abedin son of Sheikh Horr Ameli 4- Suleyman son of Abdullah Mahuzi Bahrani 5- Sheikh Abdul-Razzaq Guilani 6- Abdul-Reza Kashani 7- Mohammad Baqer Biabanaki 8- Mirza Abdullah Affandi Isfahani [the author of "Riyazul-Ulema"] 9- Sayyed Ali Khan Madani [the author of "Riyazul-Salekin" (a commentary on Imam Sajjad's (a.s.) Supplications)] 10-Sheikh Horr Ameli 11-Mohammad son of Ismael Fassaie Shirazi 12-Mohammad son of Hassan, known as Fazel Hindi

In Isfahan also he had a poor life but his teacher “Allameh Majlesi” helped and supported him; Jazayeri also helped him in writing the prominent book “Beharul Anwar”. He stayed four years in Allameh Majlesi’s house and gradually started teaching in a school. In 1668, he was invited to Khuzestan –Iran by the ruler of Khuzestan (Fath Ali khan). Jazayeri established many mosques and religious schools and trained great students. He was the religious leader of Khuzestan and also south of Iraq. He guided people and tried to abolish the enmity between tribes.

Students

Jazayeri trained many students such as: Abul Hasan Qaravi Isfahani, Abul Hasan Shushtari, sheikh Ali Jameyi Aameli, Fath Allah Dorfi, Qazi (Judge) Taqi Shushtari, sheikh Muhammad Sabiri, sheikh Muhammad Alamul Hoda Kashani, sheikh Muhammad Najjar Shushtari, Mahmoud Meimandi and many others.

Works

There are left over 55 works of him such as:

Jazayeri was one of the most effective pupils of Allamah Majlesi that turned Sunni's in to Shia's.In the Safavid era, the meaning of the word “Mojtahed” suggesting “the person who attained maturity in the religious issues and who can be imitated” also changed. Seyyed Nematollah Jazayeri Al Anvar ol Alnamaniye who was a disciple of Allameh Majlesi who was considered one of the foundation stones of the Shia sect described the Mojtahed concept as “the heir of our Prophet, the caliphate of Allah and the speaking language of our God” and Mojtahed became the focus of the moral and social assessments. Mojtahed had knowledge about this world and the world which we will pass to and the recovery of the society was entirely in his responsibility. This interesting office reached such a position that the Safavid kings would take even their own crowns from the hand of Faqih or Mojtahed al Asrai.

Seyyed Nemat Allah Jazayeri died in 1700 in the city of Pol-e Dokhtar and was buried there.