Agha Bozorg Tehrani
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Ayatollah Sheikh Mohammed Mohsen Manzavi Tehrani, popularly known as Agha Bozorg Tehrani (Persian: آقا بزرگ تهرانی) (7 April 1876 – 20 February 1970),[1] was a Shia scholar born and based in Tehran.[2] He was a Shia scholar from Hawza Elmiye Najaf. He taught Grand Ayatollah Ali Hussaini Sistani, Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Hussain Najafi, and many others.
He wrote, among others, the following notable books:
- Al-Dharīʿa ilā Taṣānīf al-Shīʿa (List of Shia Books) (26 volumes),[3] the list was compiled in 1908[4]
- Ṭabaqāt aʿlām al-Shīʿa (List of Shia Ulema) (9 volumes)[3]
- Mosannafet-e Shi`e (6 volumes)[5]
- Mustadrak kashf al-ẓunūn or Dhayl kashf al-zunūn, Tehran, Maktabat al-Islāmiyya and also Ja'fari Tabrizi, 1387/1967.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Google Translate".
- ^ "Google Translate".
- ^ a b WWW.SADEQIN.COM : پایگاه اطلاعرسانی صادقین Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ IRAN DAILY, Aug. 4, 2008; News: World Manuscript Databank To Go Unveiled[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ketabname.com".
- ^ See biography with more publications.
External links
[edit]- www.ahl-ul-bayt.org[permanent dead link] (this web page has comment by Aqa Bozorg Tehrani on book Tahzeeb al-Ahkam (by Sheikh Toosi). [permanent dead link]
- Translation of Biography of Aqa Bozorg Tehrani from Persian via Google translate
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