Mohammad Hossein Gharavi Esfahani also known as Kumpani (Arabic: محمد حسين الغروي الأصفهاني) (1879-1942) was an Iraqi-Iranian Shia Scholar, philosopher, jurist and poet.[1]

Mohammad Hossein Gharavi Esfahani
Personal
Born1879
Kadhimiya, Iraq
Died1942
Najaf, Iraq
Resting placeImam Ali Shrine, Najaf
ReligionIslam
NationalityIranian
Iraqi
JurisprudenceTwelver Shia Islam
Main interest(s)Islamic philosophy, jurisprudence, Usul al-Fiqh

Early life and family

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He was born on 2 Muharram 1296 AH (1879) in Kadhimiya, Iraq. He was the son of Mohammad Hassan who was originally from Nakhjavan, Iran. [1] His father was powerful and wealthy so he used that power to educate himself very well. After the Treaty of Turkmenchay, his father moved to Tabriz. then Isfahan and Kadhimiya.

Education

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He gained his basic education from Hassan Tuyserkani and, aged twenty, migrated to Najaf to acquire knowledge.[1]

Teachers

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His teachers included Akhound Khorasani, Mohqiq, Muhammad esfahani, Mohammad Bagher Estahbanati, Ahmad Shirazi, Muhammad Tabatabaei Fasharaki, and Aqa Reza Hamadani.[1]

Students

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His students included: Mohammad Ali Araki (his son-in-law), Mohammad Ali Ordubadi, Nasrollah Eshkavari, Abdul Hosein Amini, anvari Hamadani, Mohammad Taqhi Bahjat, Yousef Biyari, Sadr Al din JAzaeri, Muhammad Rida al-Muzaffar, Hadi Milani, Hossein hamadani Najafi, Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, Mohammad Hossein Tabatabaei, Mortaza Modrresi Chahardehi, sayyed hadi Khosrow Shahi, Abd al-A'la al-Sabziwari.[2][1][3]

Works

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His books include:[4][1]

  • DISCUSSIONS IN PRINCIPLES (BOHOUS FI ELME OSUL) (DAFTER ENTESHARATE ISLAMI QOM, 1419 LUNAR HIGIRA
  • TREATISE ON BREAKFAST INF[5]
  • EXALTED LIGHTS (AL ANVAR AL Qodsiyyah)[6]
  • The Prize of man of wisdom (Tohfat Al Hakim)
  • Notes on Makaseb
  • The end of understanding in principles (Nahayah Al-Derayah)

Death

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He died in 1942 and was buried in a room nex to Imam Ali's Shrine in Najaf City.[7][1] al-Allama al-Hilli and Mostafa Khomeini are both buried in that place too.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "الشيخ محمد حسين الإصفهاني المعروف بالكُمباني". الشیعة (in Arabic). 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  2. ^ Noqaba al Bashar, Aqha Bozorge Tehrani, second pub, Dar Al mortaza, 1404, vol:2, p:562/ Al Kony va Al Alqab, Sheykh Abbas Qommi, Bidar publication, vol:2, p.17/ Al Anvar Al Ghodsiyyh by sheikh Mohammad Hossein Esfahani, third publication, Najaf/ Mutual services of islam and Iran by Mortaza motahhari,12th publication, Ghom, Sadra,1983)
  3. ^ نجف, محمد أمين (2019-02-12). "الشيخ محمد حسين الغروي الإصفهاني المعروف بالكُمباني". شبكة الإمامين الحسنين عليهما السلام الثقافية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  4. ^ "الشيخ محمد حسين الأصفهاني". alfeker.net. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  5. ^ ORJOUZAH FI SAUM, Noqaba Al Bashar, p. 562
  6. ^ Zariah About Shiite Works, vol:9, p.247
  7. ^ Noqaba Al Bashar, p. 561
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