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ʿAbd al-Ḥusayn Amīnī (Arabic: عبدالحسین امینی) (b. 1320/1902-3 - d. 1390/1970), known as 'Allāma Amīnī the author of the well-known book al-Gadir, was a Shi'a jurist, muhaddith, theologian, historian, codicologist and one of the great Shi'a scholars in the fourteenth/twentieth century. Beside writing numerous important scholarly works, he also established in the city of Najaf the Amir al-Mu'minin Library, which includes 70,000 manuscripts. | '''ʿAbd al-Ḥusayn Amīnī''' (Arabic: عبدالحسین امینی) (b. 1320/1902-3 - d. 1390/1970), known as 'Allāma Amīnī the author of the well-known book al-Gadir, was a Shi'a jurist, muhaddith, theologian, historian, codicologist and one of the great Shi'a scholars in the fourteenth/twentieth century. Beside writing numerous important scholarly works, he also established in the city of Najaf the Amir al-Mu'minin Library, which includes 70,000 manuscripts. | ||
==Birth and Childhood== | ==Birth and Childhood== | ||
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• Muhammad 'Abd al-Ghani Hasan Misri, one of the Sunni scholars, has composed a poem about him. In this poem he stresses the fact that although Amini's tone was caustic during the discussion, but he was very gentle in behavior. He also asks God for high rewards and merits for 'Abd al-Husayn Amini, a merit as high as the greatness of Amini's defense of the Ghadir.<ref>In The Memory of 'Allama Amini, p. 31. </ref> | • Muhammad 'Abd al-Ghani Hasan Misri, one of the Sunni scholars, has composed a poem about him. In this poem he stresses the fact that although Amini's tone was caustic during the discussion, but he was very gentle in behavior. He also asks God for high rewards and merits for 'Abd al-Husayn Amini, a merit as high as the greatness of Amini's defense of the Ghadir.<ref>In The Memory of 'Allama Amini, p. 31. </ref> | ||
• Muhammad Sa'id Duhduh, one of the great Islamic sholars of Halab, in a part of his letter to 'Allama Amini writes: “You have indeed inherited a kind of style and ethic from the Family of the Prophet, the kind of which could be found in hardly anyone, except for some few righteous and pious people. | • Muhammad Sa'id Duhduh, one of the great Islamic sholars of Halab, in a part of his letter to 'Allama Amini writes: “You have indeed inherited a kind of style and ethic from the Family of the Prophet, the kind of which could be found in hardly anyone, except for some few righteous and pious people. <ref>The Translation of al-Ghadir, vol. 1, p. 21. </ref> | ||
==Moral Traits== | ==Moral Traits== | ||
Some of the students and relatives of 'Allama Amini have numerated his moral traits as follows: | Some of the students and relatives of 'Allama Amini have numerated his moral traits as follows: | ||
• Piety: according to Muhammad Rida Hakimi, Amini was so passionate in performing prayers and religious rituals and mustahab (recommended) prayers and reciting the Qur'an. He would even perform night prayers and the dawn prayers, would recite a complete juz' of the Qur'an, along with reflecting on the meanings. | • Piety: according to Muhammad Rida Hakimi, Amini was so passionate in performing prayers and religious rituals and mustahab (recommended) prayers and reciting the Qur'an. He would even perform night prayers and the dawn prayers, would recite a complete juz' of the Qur'an, along with reflecting on the meanings. <ref>The Myth of Ghadir, p. 551. </ref> | ||
• Righteousness: Although he had resided in Najaf for 40 years, he didn't have a house of his own. | • Righteousness: Although he had resided in Najaf for 40 years, he didn't have a house of his own.<ref>A Quarter of a Century with 'Allama, p. 283. </ref> Sayyid Ja'far Shahidi has regarded Amini as the best example for the Qu'anic verse: "They strive in the cause of Allah and do not fear the blame of a critic" (5:54). <ref>The Myth of Ghadir, p. 481. </ref> | ||
==Books Published about 'Abd al-Husayn Amini== | ==Books Published about 'Abd al-Husayn Amini== | ||
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'Allama Amini passed away at Friday noon on Rabi' II 28, 1390/July 3, 1970. Some have regarded the cause of his death at the age of 70 – despite having a robust and healthy body – due to severe study and his total dedication to writing and taking care of the library task. In his will, Amini has requested that one be chosen as his representative to go to Karbala for ten years. He has also willed that for ten years mourning ceremonies be held on the demise anniversary of Lady Fatima al-Zahra (a). | 'Allama Amini passed away at Friday noon on Rabi' II 28, 1390/July 3, 1970. Some have regarded the cause of his death at the age of 70 – despite having a robust and healthy body – due to severe study and his total dedication to writing and taking care of the library task. In his will, Amini has requested that one be chosen as his representative to go to Karbala for ten years. He has also willed that for ten years mourning ceremonies be held on the demise anniversary of Lady Fatima al-Zahra (a). | ||
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