Draft:Mohsen Ali Najafi
| Mohsen Ali Najafi | |
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| Name | Mohsen Ali Najafi |
| Other Names | Mohsen Millat |
| Personal Details | |
| Birth Place | Pakistan |
| Brith Date | 1942 CE |
| Death Place | Pakistan |
| Death Date | 9 January 2024 |
| Teachers | |
| Students | Sayyid Jawad Naqvi
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| Religion | Islam |
| Website | Template:URL |
Mohsen Ali Najafi was one of the promoters of Islamic unity in Pakistan and had extensive activities in cultural, educational, social, and political fields. He is also considered one of the Shia exegetes and activists. He was the founder and supervisor of Jama'at Ahl al-Bayt, Jama'at al-Kawthar, and Uswah Educational Organization schools. He has many works in Arabic, Urdu, and Persian. He was the representative of Ayatollah Sistani in Pakistan. He passed away in Islamabad at the age of 84.
Biography
He was born in 1360 Q, corresponding to 1942 CE, in Mentoke, Baltistan in a religious and scholarly family. He received his initial religious education from his father, Mawlana Husayn Jan (d. 1374 Q [approx. 1954 CE]). After his father's death, he went to one of the famous religious scholars of Baltistan named Mawlana Sayyid Ahmad Musawi[1].
Education
In 1382 Q (approx. 1962 CE), he entered Mashari' al-Ulum School in Hyderabad, Sindh. After one year, he went to Dar al-Ulum Ja'fariyya Khushab, and benefited from the presence of Sheikh Muhammad Husayn, the senior teacher of Jama'at al-Ma'sumin Sarhopura Faisalabad. Two years later, he went to Jama'at al-Muntazar Lahore and besides other scholars, benefited from the presence of Sayyid Safdar Husayn Najafi. In 1969 CE, he went to Najaf, and benefited from teachers such as: Ayatollah Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei and Ayatollah Sayyid Martyr Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr[2].
Return to Pakistan
After residing for eight years in Najaf, he returned to Pakistan in 1974 CE and made Islamabad his place of residence. He established a school named Jama'at Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them), and from 1979 CE, published a monthly magazine named Al-Zahra in the same school. In 1981 CE, he arranged a series of lessons for teenagers which continues to this day[3].
Works
Sheikh Mohsen Ali Najafi was fluent in Persian, Arabic, Urdu, and Balti, and is the author of several books, including:
- Al-Kawthar fi Tafsir al-Quran (10 volumes);
- Balagh al-Quran: Translation and brief exegesis;
- Ali Imam bi Nas Sifatihi wa Khasa'isi Dhatihi;
- Sermon of the Daughter of Ali, Zaynab Kubra (peace be upon her) in the Court of Yazid the Accused: Partner of Husayn, Lion of Ali (peace be upon him);
- Manifestation of God in Man and the Universe;
- Dirasat 'Asriyya fi al-Ilahiyyat;
- Sermon of Fadak;
- Friendship with Ahl al-Bayt in View;
- Rites of Servitude;
- Islamic Concept of Labor;
- Philosophy of Prayer;
- Guide to Principles;
- Talkhis al-Mantiq for Allamah al-Muzaffar;
- Talkhis al-Ma'ani for al-Taftazani;
- Islamic Philosophy and Marxism;
- Compilation and Preservation of the Quran;
- Exegesis and Translation of the Sermon of Fatimah (peace be upon her);
- Rites of Servitude;
- Al-Nahj al-Sawa fi Ma'na al-Mawla wa al-Wali. This book has been translated into Persian by Sayyid Murtaza as The Green Path of the Sky: Book of Al-Nahj al-Sawa fi Ma'na al-Mawla wa al-Wali: A Research on the Meaning of "Mawla" and "Wali".
In addition to these books, about fifty articles have been published in the monthly magazine Al-Zahra[4].
Cultural and Educational Services
Throughout Pakistan during his lifetime, under his supervision, numerous religious schools were active as Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) schools. The number of these schools is more than 27, in which both boys and girls are engaged in religious sciences at various levels, and the most famous of them are Jama'at Ahl al-Bayt and Al-Kawthar in Islamabad[5]. In addition, many modern schools named Uswah System are active at various levels in Pakistan by him.
Social and Welfare Services
In addition to attending to the education of students, the Sheikh was engaged in welfare and social works and solving the problems of the Shia people of Pakistan and helping the poor and needy. One of his activities was the establishment of the Jabir ibn Hayyan Foundation, under which Uswah Public Schools are administered in various places, and thousands of seekers of knowledge are quenched by it[6].
Death
Allamah "Sheikh Mohsen Ali Najafi", one of the famous scholars of the Shias of Pakistan and founder of the Hawza Ilmiyya of Jama'at al-Kawthar, who was known as a figure defending Islamic unity, passed away in Islamabad. This divine scholar, who had managed Jama'at al-Kawthar for more than half a century as the largest religious and Hawza center for Shias in Pakistan, passed away at the age of 84 after a lifetime of propagating the teachings of Islam and publishing the culture of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them)[7].
Notes
- ↑ Saeidi, History of Shiism and Factors of its Expansion in Gilgit and Baltistan, 1400 SH (2021 CE), p. 134.
- ↑ Naqvi, Tadhkirat Ulama al-Imamiyya Pakistan, 1415 Q (1994 CE), p. 252.
- ↑ Saeidi, History of Shiism in Gilgit and Baltistan, p. 135.
- ↑ Naqvi, ibid., p. 252.
- ↑ Hujjat al-Islam wa al-Muslimin Allamah Sheikh Mohsen Ali Najafi, may his honour be sustained, mohsinalinajafi.com.
- ↑ Saeidi, ibid., p. 136.
- ↑ See: Afkar News.
References
- Saeidi, History of Shiism and Factors of its Expansion in Gilgit and Baltistan, 1400 SH (2021 CE).
- Naqvi, Tadhkirat Ulama al-Imamiyya Pakistan, 1415 Q (1994 CE).
Message of the Supreme Leader of the Revolution
Supreme Leader of the Revolution conveyed his condolences to the scholars and seminaries of Pakistan on the demise of the honourable scholar Hojjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Haj Sheikh Mohsen Ali Najafi. According to the Political Group of Fars News Agency, His Eminence Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, conveyed his condolences to the scholars and seminaries of Pakistan on the demise of the honourable scholar Hojjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Haj Sheikh "Mohsen Ali Najafi" in a message. The text of the message of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution is as follows:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
"Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return"
The news of the demise of the honourable and devoted scholar, the late Hojjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, Haj Sheikh Mohsen Ali Najafi, may his soul rest in peace, caused grief and sorrow. I convey condolences on the loss of this respected scholar to the scholars and seminaries of Pakistan, his family and admirers, especially the respected Shia of Baltistan, and I ask the Almighty God for wide forgiveness and high ranks for this pious scholar, and patience and reward for his respected survivors. And peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings
10 January 2024 (CE)
Message of Ayatollah Sistani
Following the demise of Sheikh Mohsen Ali Najafi, Ayatollah Sistani, one of the sources of emulation, issued a message as follows:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
"Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return"
The news of the demise of the practicing scholar Hojjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Haj Sheikh Mohsen Ali Najafi (peace be upon him) caused grief and sorrow. That great figure spent many years of his noble life promoting the bright religion and serving the believers, and by establishing and managing several scientific and educational centres, he provided significant help to the faithful community in Pakistan. May God reward him as the reward of the doers of good. I convey condolences on the calamity of the loss of that high-ranking cleric to all faithful brothers and sisters in Pakistan, especially his relatives and admirers, and I ask the Almighty God for high ranks for that happy deceased and patience and great reward for his survivors, and there is no power nor strength except in Allah, the Most High, the Great[2].
Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani
26 Jumada al-Thani 1445 AH (8 January 2024 CE)
Message of the Secretary General of the Assembly of Proximity
Hojjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Dr. Hamid Shariari, Secretary General of the Assembly of Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, in a message conveyed condolences on the passing of Ayatollah Sheikh Mohsen Ali Najafi, the illustrious exegete, scholar of proximity, and founder of the Jamiat al-Kawthar Seminary in Pakistan. According to the Public Relations Office of the Assembly of Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, the text of the message is as follows:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful "When a scholar dies, a breach is made in Islam that nothing can fill until the Day of Resurrection"
To the Esteemed Hojjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Sheikh Mohammad Ishaq Najafi and Hojjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Sheikh Anwar Ali Najafi (may God sustain their glory)
Peace be upon you
The news of the passing of the illustrious exegete, scholar of proximity, and founder of the Jamiat al-Kawthar Seminary of Pakistan, Ayatollah Sheikh Mohsen Ali Najafi (peace be upon him), caused deep grief and sorrow for me.
The late Sheikh Mohsen Ali Najafi acquired knowledge in the Hawza Ilmiyya of Najaf in the presence of teachers and great figures such as Ayatollahs Seyyed Abul-Qasim Khoei and Seyyed Mohammad Baqir Sadr (peace be upon them). His ample attention and valuable and numerous services to the deprived in various social fields caused him to become known by the weighty title "Mohsen of the Jafari Nation".
The issue of Unity of Muslims and the proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought was his constant concern.
The foundation and establishment of Jamiat al-Kawthar schools, Jamiat Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them), and the Osvah educational complex in Pakistan, and the authorship of the precious Al-Kawthar exegesis, are among the valuable services of the late Najafi to the luminous realm of Islam and the ongoing charity and lasting good deeds of that practicing scholar, which will serve as a role model and guiding light for the students of that departed dear one.
I convey condolences on the demise of this virtuous exegete and proximity figure to the presence of scholars and elders of Pakistan, the faithful and noble people of this country, as well as the honoured household and respected children of that happy deceased, especially you esteemed figures, and I ask the Almighty God for high ranks for him and patience and well-being for the survivors[3].
See also
Notes
- ↑ Condolences of the Supreme Leader of the Revolution farsnews.ir See: Fars News Agency.
- ↑ See: Shafaqna News Agency.
- ↑ Condolences of the Secretary General of the Assembly of Proximity, taqrib.ir.
References
- Saeidi, Farman Ali, History of Shiism and Its Factors in Gilgit and Baltistan, Qom, Dar al-Tahdhib, 1400 SH (2021 CE).
- Naqvi, Seyyed Hussein Aref, Memoir of the Scholars of Imamiyya Pakistan, Astan Quds Razavi, 1415 AH (1994 CE).
- Hojjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Allamah Sheikh Mohsen Ali Najafi, may his glory endure.