Abbas Qomi

Abbas Qomi
Religion Shia Islam
Other names Sheikh Abbas Qomi or Muhaddith Qomi
Personal
Born 1877
Qum, Iran
Died 1941
Najaf, Iraq
Senior posting
Based in Qum, Najaf
Title Grand Ayatollah
Period in office 1877 - 1940

Abbas Qomi (Persian: عباس قمی) also known as Muhaddith Qomi (Persian: محدث قمی) was a Shia scholar, historian, and hadith narrator.[1][2][3] He wrote many books and Mafatih al-Janan is his famous book[4] which can be found at every Shia mosque and houses.[5]

Biography

Abbas Qomi was born on 1877 in the Qom, Iran. His father was Mohammad Reza. Also, he had seminary knowledge and Qom's people came to him for learning. Therefore, Abbas was growth in this condition. He passed his childhood and adolescence period in the Qom and learned introductory courses from Mira Mohammad Arbab Qomi. On 1898, Abbas migrated to Najaf, Iraq to continue his study. He was student of Mirza Husain Noori Tabarsi (Mohadis Noori) for four years. On 1904, according to request of Abdul-Karim Ha'eri Yazdi, Sheikh Abbas returned to Qom and began to teaching, writing, and preaching.[6][5]

Alias

Shaikh Abbas was expert in the knowledge of hadith and for this reason known him as Muhaddith Qomi.[5]

Teachers

Muhammad Kazim Khurasani, Sayyid Muhammad Kadhim Tabatabai, Sheikh Taqi Shirazi, and Mirza Husain Noori Tabarsi were his teachers at the Najaf seminary.[5]

Books

Muhaddith Qumi was an expert in the knowledge of hadith, biographical evaluation, and history of Ahl al-Bayt. He wrote 45 works[3] which his important works are mentioned in bellow table:[5]

Name Subject
Muntahi al-Amal[7] The book narrate the life of Islamic prophet, Muhammad, and his descendants.
Manazil al-Akhirah[8] Explanation of life after death
Nafasul Mahmum (Relating to the heart rending tragedy of Karbala)[9][10][11] The book is about event of Karbala. This book translated to English.[5]
Mafatih al-Janan (Keys to the Heavens)[7][3] Collection of prayers and supplications narrated from the Ahl al-Bayt[12]

Abbas Qumi for Mafatih al-Janan is bestselling author in the Iran.[2]

Death

Abbas Qomi died on 21 January 1941 at the age of 63 years. He was buried in the Imam Ali Shrine, Najaf near his teacher, Mohadis Noori.[6][5]

See also

References

  1. Baqer Moin (1999). Khomeini: Life of the Ayatollah. I.B.Tauris. p. 316. ISBN 978-1-85043-128-2.
  2. 1 2 Ali Rahnema (1994). Pioneers of Islamic Revival. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-85649-254-6.
  3. 1 2 3 "45 Works by Muhaddith Qomi to Be Released". isfahan.iqna.ir. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. Professor Ali Rahnema (28 May 2015). Shi'i Reformation in Iran: The Life and Theology of Shari’at Sangelaji. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-4724-3416-6.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Shaikh Abbas Qummi". islamic insights. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Biography of Abbas Qomi". Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  7. 1 2 Ali Rahnema (6 June 2011). Superstition as Ideology in Iranian Politics: From Majlesi to Ahmadinejad. Cambridge University Press. p. 173. ISBN 978-1-139-49562-2.
  8. "Sheikh Abbas Qomi". The official website of Ansarian. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  9. compiled form Wikipedia entries and published by Dr Googelberg. Islam. Lulu.com. p. 370. ISBN 978-1-291-21521-2.
  10. "NAFASUL MAHMOOM". The call of Islam Radio. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  11. "An Introduction to the Book: Nafasal Mahmoom". Imam Reza Net. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  12. Akbar S Ahmed; Tamara Sonn (22 April 2010). The SAGE Handbook of Islamic Studies. SAGE Publications. p. 295. ISBN 978-1-4462-6452-2.
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