Al-Sharif al-Radi
| Abul-Hasan Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn Al-Musawi | |
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| Title | al-Sharif al-Radi |
| Born | 970 CE |
| Died | 1015 CE |
| Era | Islamic golden age |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Shia |
| Main interest(s) | Tafsir, Arabic literature |
| Notable work(s) | Peak of Eloquence (collection of Imam Ali quotations) |
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Abul-Hasan Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn Al-Musawi known in Arabic as al-Sharif al-Radi (Arabic: الشريف الرضي) and in Persian as Sharif Razi (Persian: شريف رضی) or Seyyed Razi (Persian: سید رضی) was a Shi'ite Muslim scholar and poet, who was born in 359 AH/970 CE in Baghdad and died in the year 406/1015 in his hometown. His grave is located in Kazmain, Iraq. He is popularly known by his laqab (nickname) Razi. He wrote several books on Islamic issues and interpretation of the Quran. His best-known book is Nahj al-Balaghah, whose manuscript copy dating from 1158 AD is preserved in the Raza Library established by Nawab Faizullah Khan of Rampur, India in 1774 AD.
Razi was the third of four children, having two sisters and a brother. Khadija and Zaynab were his two sisters. His younger sister died in his lifetime, and he lamented her death in a mournful elegy expressing deep sorrow. His father, Abu Ahmed Husayn bin Musa, held fifth position in line of descendant from the 7th Imam Musa al-Kazim as follows:
Sayyid Razi's mother Fatimah also traced her lineage to the Prophet and was the daughter of Husayn bin Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Utrush bin Ali bin Hasan bin Umar al-Ashraf the son of the 4th Shia Imam, Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin. His father, Abu Ahmad, for a long time occupied the post of Naqib of the Talibiyyin, a position that empowered him to look after the affairs of the Prophet's descendants ( Sadat). His father was first appointed as Naqueeb and later as "Naqib al-Nuqaba" an official responsibility as a chief which required the managing of affairs of Sadat. After death of father, the portfolio "Naqib al-Nuqaba" of Iraq, was transferred to Sharif Razi who had already been assisting his father in his official duties.
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