Muhammad Hussain Najafi
Grand Ayatollah | |
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Website | Official Website |
Muhammad Hussain | |
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Title | Ja`fari |
Main interest(s) | Tafsir, Hadith, Kalam, Fiqh, Islamic philosophy, Islamic ethics |
Muslim leader | |
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Grand Ayatollah
Childhood and family
Muhammad Hussain was born in small town of
Early education in Pakistan
After secondary school education, he got an admission in Madrasah Muhammadia in Jalalpur Nankiana,
Marital life
Before going to Najaf for higher religious education, he was married to his maternal cousin in 1952. His teacher Allama Yar Shah had links with ulema of Najaf, and he wanted Muhammad Hussain to get married in a scholarly family of Najaf, but Muhammad Hussain declined this proposal due to cultural differences.[7]
In 1954, his only son Muhammad Sibtayn was born. At the age of five, he got seriously ill and died, as Muhammad Hussain did not have enough money for his treatment. (Muhammad Hussain used to spend his stipend money on household and buying books.)[8] After Sibtayn's death, Ayatollah Najafi did not have children for the next eleven years, later he had one daughter. He married the daughter of Haji Muhammad Shafi (Faisalabad) in 1970. He had two daughters from this marriage. His first wife died in 1996.[1][9]
Education at Hawza Elmiye Najaf
In 1954, he moved to Hawza Elmiye Najaf to finalize his religious education . He attended the lectures of the following marjas:[citation needed]
- Grand Ayatollah Mohsin Al-Hakim for dars-e-kharij of Fiqh
- Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Javad Tabrizi for dars-e-kharij of Kifaya-tul-Usool
- Grand Ayatollah Meerza Baqir Zanjani for dars-e-kharij of Usool-e-Fiqh
- Grand Ayatollah Bazurg Tehranifor Fehm-e-Hadees-o-Rajjal & Kutb Shanasi
- Grand Ayatollah Mahmood Shahroudi for dars-e-kharij of Fiqh
- Grand Ayatollah Abdul Aala Sabzwari for dars-e-kharij of Fiqh
- Grand Ayatollah Abul Qasim Rashti for Rasail-o-Makatib
- Grand Ayatollah Abdul Hussain Amini (the writer of famous Al-Ghadeer) for Ilm-e-Munazira
- Grand Ayatollah Mulla Sadra for Satheeyat & Asfar
- Grand Ayatollah Aqae Muhaqqiq for Darse Manzooma Sabzwari
- Grand Ayatollah Aqae Fazel for Ilm-e-Kalam
- Grand Ayatollah Abdul Karim Zanjani for Tanawwo dar Islami Uloom-o-Funoon and Ittehad-e-Islami[10]
In an interview to the Hawza Elmiye Qom's monthly magazine "Hawza", he was asked:
- Hawza Team: Hazrat, tell us about your education at Hawza Elmiye Najaf and your teachers there.
- Ustad Najafi: My stay at Najaf was short ... I completed my education in 6 years ... At Najaf, the total number of courses I used to study and teach daily often reached up to ten. ... Once my teacher Grand Ayatollah Shaikh Jawad Tabrizisaid to me in light mood:
He wrote the following books during his stay at Najaf:
- Isbat ul-Imamat
- Tahqeeqat ul-Fariqain fi Hadis as-Saqlain
- Iqd ul-Juma'n (Translation of Mafatih al-Janan)
- A'dab ul-Mufeed wal Mustafeed (Translation of Munia tul-Murid)
- Faiz ur-Rehman (Translation of Lu'lu wal Marjan)[16]
Ijtihad and Marjiyyat
Najafi received
]- Imam Ruhollah Khomeini
- Grand Ayatollah Mohsin Al-Hakim
- Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Javad Tabrizi
- Grand Ayatollah Mara'shi Najafi
- Grand Ayatollah Meerza Baqir Zanjani
- Grand Ayatollah Bazurg Tehrani
- Grand Ayatollah Mahmood Shahroudi
- Grand Ayatollah Abdul Aala Sabzwari
- Grand Ayatollah Abul Qasim Rashti
- Grand Ayatollah Abdul Karim Zanjani
- Grand Ayatollah Najam ud-Din ash-Sharif as-Samarrai
- Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Raza al-Musavi
- Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Mahdi al-Kazmaini
- Grand Ayatollah Ahmed al-Mustanbit[24][25]
He published his Tawzih ul Masail (treatise) named "Qawaneen ush-Sharia fi Fiqh-e-Jafariya" in 1980 AD (1400 AH). He was being followed by a number of
Clerical activities in Pakistan
Principal of Dar-ul-Uloom Muhammadia
After returning to Pakistan in 1960, Pir Fazal Shah (Parhezgar) asked him to become the principal of Dar-ul-Uloom Muhammadia, Sargodha, which he eagerly accepted.[27]
In 1971, due to increased involvement in
Participation in Shia educational affairs
In 1963, the principals of Shia
In 1965, a high-level organization of Shia ulema Mautamar Ulemae Shia Pakistan (Conference of Shia Ulema of Pakistan) was formed with Ayatollah Najafi as its president. and Mufti Jafar Hussain as its patron. Other members included Allama Gulab Ali Shah, Allama Akhtar Abbas,
Participation in Shia politics
In 1964, Ayatollah Muhammad Hussain Najafi played a pivotal role in gathering about 250 Shia ulema and leaders in Imam Bargah Rizvia, Karachi, where "Shia Mutalbat Committee" was formed with Syed Muhammad Dehlavi as its president.[citation needed]
In 1978, after
Jamia Sultan ul-Madaris
In 1978, Raja Mumtaz Ali Khan gifted 3-acre (12,000 m2) land to Ayatollah Najafi for
In 2004, he founded Jamia Aqeela bani Hashim for the religious education of women.[citation needed]
He was also the patron of the following madrasahs:[citation needed]
- Madrasah Muhammadia, Sargodha
- Madrasah Ahya ul-Uloom Haideria, Mandi Bahauddin
- Madrasah Baqir ul-Uloom, Bhakkar
- Madrasah Wali ul-Asr, Jhang
- Madrasah Hazrat Amir ul-Momineen, Layyah
- Madrasah Jamia tul-Qaim, Layyah
- Madrasah Jafaria, Uch Sharif
- Madrasah Bab ul-Hussain, Dera Ismail Khan[1][31]
Burning of library
After the publication of "Tajalliat-e-Sadaqat", which was written in response to the anti-Shia book "Aftab-e-Hidayat", his family library was set ablaze by followers of the sunni sect in Muharram 1983. He was in Quetta for reciting Majlis of Muharram.[1][32][33]
Participation in 17th Islamic Unity Conference, Tehran
On the invitation of the
Najafi also visited Hawza Elmiye Qom, where he had meetings with Ayatollah Morteza Moghtadai, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Noori Hamedani and Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi. He was interviewed by the state television and the Hawza Elmiye Qom's official magazine Hawza.[citation needed]
Participation in 21st Islamic Unity Conference, Tehran
On the invitation of the
Najafi also visited
Majalis and Q&A sessions
In the later years of his life, he addressed
Najafi also addressed post-Muharram Majlis in Islamabad and Birmingham, England for many years.[36][37]
After his
Death
Grand Ayatullah Muhammad Hussain Najafi died on 21 August 2023, around 7 A.M in morning at the age of 91 in Quaid E Azam International Hospital, Islamabad.[38] Thousands of people (Approximately 1 Lac) attended the funeral prayer. Many devotees could not reach due to shortage of Funeral Time. Namaz e Janaza(Funeral Prayer) was performed in his seminary Jamia Ilmiya Sultan Ul Madaris, Sargodha and led by Maulana Syed Taqi Shah Naqvi. All senior Islamic scholars from all over the Pakistan participated. Due to the extreme number of devotees, many people were not able to perform Namaz E Janazah (As the vast ground was full and entrance was blocked). On assistance of those momineens who were not able to perform Janazah, two additional Namaz E Janazah were performed so that the remaining ones could also pay their last tribute to their Marja E Taqleed. Marjas/Grand Ayatullahs from all over the world sent Letters of condolence and arranged Majlis E Tarheem and recitation of Holy Quran for the only Marja' of South Asia, Ayatullah Muhammad Hussain Najafi. He is buried in his Seminary Jamia Sultan Ul Madaris, Zahid Colony, Sargodha.
Books
- Faizan ur-Rahman fi Tafsir ul-Quran
It is a 10-volume comprehensive Tafsir of Quran.[39][40]
- Masail ush-Sharia (Translation of Wasael ush-Shia)
It is the
- Kawakib-e-Muzayya (Translation of Al-Jawahar as-Sunnia fil-Ahadees-al-Qudsia)
It is the
- Ahsan ul-Fawaid fi Sharh al-Aqaid
It is a 2-volume
- Usool ush-Sharia fi Aqaid ush-Shia
This book discusses the beliefs of Ghali's, Tafwizi's and Shaykhi's (which they have spread in the name of Shia Islam), and negates them in the light of Quran and Hadith.[39][45][46]
- Aitaqadat-e-Imamia
It is the
- Aqsam-e-Tauheed
- Mukhtasir Aqaid ush-Shia
- Qawaneen ush-Sharia fi Fiqh-e-Jafariya (Tawzih ul-Masail)
It is a 2-volume fiqhi book, covering all the aspects of human life according to Jafari Jurisprudence, including the modern human issues.[39][49][50]
- Khulasa tul-Ahkam
It is an abridged version of Qawaneen ush-Sharia.[51]
- Hurmat-e-Ghina Aur Islam
This book discusses the
.- Hurmat-e-Reeshtarashi
This book discusses the
- Namaz-e-Juma Aur Islam
It is a book which attempts to prove that
- Iqd ul-Juma'n (Translation of Mafatih al-Janan)
Ayatollah Najafi translated
- Zaad-ul-Ibad li-youmil-Ma'ad
It is a collection of supplications from reliable
- Saadat ud-Darain fi Maqtal al-Hussain
It is a comprehensive account of the Battle of Karbala in 61 AH and the tragic martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, all narrated from reliable sources only.[39][54][55]
- Faiz ur-Rehman (Translation of Lu'lu wal Marjan)
Ayatollah Najafi translated Allama Noori's famous book Lu'lu wal Marjan during his stay at Najaf, but did not publish it as another translation "Jawahir ul-Bayan" was published from Sargodha.
- Shuhda-e-Khamsa kay Haalat-e-Zindagi
It contains biographies of the five martyr Shia ulema:
- Shaheed-e-Awal Muhammad Jamal uddin Makki Amili
- Shaheed-e-Sani Zain uddin Amili
- Shaheed-e-Salis Qazi Nurullah Shustari
- Shaheed-e-Rabey Mirza Muhammad Kamil Dehlavi
- Shaheed-e-Khamis Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr[56]
- Isbat ul-Imamat
It is a book on the issue of
- Tahqeeqat ul-Fariqain fi Hadis as-Saqlain
It is a book presenting extensive research from both the
- Tajalliat-e-Sadaqat fi Jawab Aftab-e-Hidayat
It is a 2-volume book in response to the anti-Shia book "Aftab-e-Hidayat" by Maulvi Karam Deen.[39][60][61]
- Tanzeeh ul-Imamia amma fi Risala Mazhab ush-Sha
It is the book in response to the anti-Shia risala "Mazhab ush-Shia" by Pir Siyyalvi.[39]
- Khatm-e-Nabuwwat bar Khatmi Martabat
This book attempts to prove
- A'dab ul-Mufeed wal Mustafeed (Translation of Munia tul-Murid)
Ayatollah Najafi translated Shaheed-e-Sani's famous book Munia tul-Murid during his stay at Najaf, but did not publish it as another translation by Mufti Inayat Ali Shah was published.
- Islah ul-Majalis wal-Mahafil
This book discusses the wrong customs associated with
- Islah ur-Rusoom az-Zahira ba Kalam al-Itrat at-Tahira
It is a comprehensive book discussing all the
See also
- Hawza
- List of ayatollahs
- List of maraji
- List of Shi'a books
- List of Shi'a Muslim scholars of Islam
- Marjas
- Muhsin al-Hakim
- Mirza Javad Tabrizi
- Resalah
- Five Martyrs of Shia Islam
- The Four Books
- Wasā'il al-Shīʿa
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