Sharif al-Murtaza | |
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Title | Alam al-Huda |
Personal life | |
Born | Abū al-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn al-Sharīf al-Murtaḍā 965 CE Baghdad, Iraq |
Died | 1044 CE Baghdad, Iraq |
Nationality | Abbasid |
Parent(s) | Abu Ahmad al-Husayn ibn Musa (father), Fatima (mother) |
Era | Islamic Golden Age |
Main interest(s) | Theology, Jurisprudence, Hadith |
Known for | Prominent Shia scholar, theologian, and jurist |
Occupation | Scholar, Theologian, Jurist |
Relatives | Al-Sharif al-Radi (brother) |
Religious life | |
Denomination | Shia Islam |
Creed | Twelver |
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Abū al-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn al-Sharīf al-Murtaḍā (Arabic: أبو القاسم علي بن الحسين الشريف المرتضى; 965 - 1044 AD ; 355 - 436 AH),[1] commonly known as Sharīf Murtaḍā or Sayyid Murtaḍā (Murtazā instead of Murtaḍā in non-Arab languages) and also popular as ʿAlam al-Hudā, was an Iraqi scholar and considered one of the greatest Shia scholars of his time.[2] He was one of the students of Shaykh al-Mufīd. His younger brother is al-Sharif al-Radi, the compiler of Nahj al-Balagha. He was four years older than his brother. He lived during the era of Buyid dynasty. It was the golden age of Arabic literature, and great poets Al-Ma'arri were among his contemporaries.