Seyyed Razi
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Al-Sharif al-Radi, known in Persian as Seyyed Razi, the son of Abu Ahmad al-Naqib, a descendent of the Prophet Muhammad was born in 970 AD in Baghdad
. He was a Muslim
scholar who compiled Imam
Ali ibn Abi Talib's sayings, the Nahj al-Balaghah, which is considered one of the most famous classical texts of Islam. The book is a collection of aphorism
s, political experiences, religious sermons, and letters. The grave of Sayyid Radhi can be found adjacent to the Al Kadhimiya Mosque
in Baghdad
, Iraq
.
When he was young, his mother sent him and his brother, al-Sharif al-Murtada, to study with Shaykh al-Mufid
.
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
. He was a Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
scholar who compiled Imam
Imam
An imam is an Islamic leadership position, often the worship leader of a mosque and the Muslim community. Similar to spiritual leaders, the imam is the one who leads Islamic worship services. More often, the community turns to the mosque imam if they have a religious question...
Ali ibn Abi Talib's sayings, the Nahj al-Balaghah, which is considered one of the most famous classical texts of Islam. The book is a collection of aphorism
Aphorism
An aphorism is an original thought, spoken or written in a laconic and memorable form.The term was first used in the Aphorisms of Hippocrates...
s, political experiences, religious sermons, and letters. The grave of Sayyid Radhi can be found adjacent to the Al Kadhimiya Mosque
Al Kadhimiya Mosque
The Al-Kādhimiya Mosque is a shrine located in the Kādhimayn suburb of Baghdad, Iraq.It contains the tombs of the seventh Twelver Shī‘ah Imām Mūsā al-Kādhim and the ninth Twelver Shī‘ah Imām Muhammad at-Taqī....
in Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
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When he was young, his mother sent him and his brother, al-Sharif al-Murtada, to study with Shaykh al-Mufid
Al-Mufid
Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Nu'man al-'Ukbari al-Baghdadi known as al-Shaykh al-Mufid and Ibn al-Mu'allim for his expertise in philosophical theology was an eminent Twelver Shi'a theologian.- Biography :...
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Works
- Peak of Eloquence (Arabic: Nahj al-Balaghah) Compilation of Ali ibn Abi Talib's, speeches, writings and sayings.
See also
- Sayyid MurtadhāSharif al-MurtazaAbu al-Qāsim ‘Alī ibn Husayn al-Sharīf al-Murtadhā was one of the greatest scholars of his time and was one of the students of Shaykh al-Mufīd...
- Sayyid Radhī
- Shaykh al-Mufīd
- Shaykh al-TūsīShaykh TusiShaykh Tusi , full name: Abu Jafar Muhammad Ibn Hassan Tusi , known as Shaykh al-Taʾifah was a prominent Persian scholar of the Shi'a Twelver Islamic belief.-Birth:...
- Shaykh al-SadūqAl-Shaykh al-SaduqAl-Shaykh al-Saduq is the title given to Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn Babawaih al-Qummi. He was the leading traditionist of his time and one of the most outstanding traditionists of Shi'ite Islam. He earned the title of al-Shaykh al-Saduq on account of his great learning and his reputation for...
- Muhammad al-Kulaynī
- Allāmah Majlisī
- Shaykh al-Hur al-ĀmilīShaikh al-Hur al-AamiliMuhammad bin al-Ḥassan b. Ali b. al-Ḥusayn al-ʿĀmili al-Mashghari , commonly known as Al-Ḥurr Al-ʿĀmili , was a muhaddith and a prominent Twelver Shi’a scholar of the Akhbari school of thought...
- Islamic scholars
- Sharif RaziSharif RaziAbul-Hasan Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn Al-Musawi known in Arabic as al-Sharif al-Radi or in Persian Sharif Razi or Seyyed Razi was a Shi`ite Muslim scholar and poet who was born in Baghdad. He wrote several books on Islamic issues and interpretation of the Koran...
External links
- www.al-islam.org Nahj al-Balagha link