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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Promised Mahdi (part One) The Author The great Allamah, the late Mulla Muhammad Baqir Majlisi (r.a.), is the author of Biharul Anwar; the thirteenth volume of which is devoted to the traditional reports about the twelfth Shiite Imam, Imam Muhammad Mahdi (a.s.). Allamah Majlisi (r.a.) was one of the most prolific writers of Shia Islamic books of traditions.

It was the singular effort of this great scholar that Shia Islam was able to preserve its heritage and to popularize it among the masses, even though anti-Shia people tried their best to destroy the heritage of Shiaism and consign its books to the flames, as is known to all. Here we shall present the biography of Allamah Majlisi in brief and for details, one may refer to books like Mirza Husain Noori’s Faizul Qudsi Fee Ahwal Majlisi etc.

This book includes details of the ancestors, siblings, teachers and students of Allamah Majlisi (r.a.). It also deals with the writings of this great scholar in Arabic as well as in Persian. The same was also mentioned in the old edition of the first volume of Biharul Anwar . Father - Allamah Majlisi, the First Mulla Taqi Majlisi, son of Maqsood Ali Isfahani, famous by the title of Majlisi the first, was the father of Mulla Muhammad Baqir Majlisi, the author of Biharul Anwar .

He was one of the most prominent Shia scholar of the Safavid Era. His contribution to the preservation and revival of Shia heritage was such that every Shia person is indebted to him. The great jurist and famous scholar, Shaykh Hurre Amili says: “Mulla Muhammad Taqi Majlisi was an accomplished scholar, a great researcher, a pious worshipper, a trustworthy scholastic theologian and a jurist of his time.” Mulla Taqi Majlisi was a student of Mulla Abdullah Shustari and Shaykh Bahauddin Amili (r.a.).

He resembled his teacher in piety and worship. All his life, he was busy in practicing the best of the morals and in propagating the traditions of the house of the Prophet. He was a prolific poet, who used the nom de plume of Majlisi and hence this title became popular among his descendants. He passed away in the year 1070 Hijri at the age of sixty-seven years.

Among his writings is a gloss on Man Laa Yahzarul Faqih in Arabic as well as Persian, a commentary on At-Tahdhib , commentary on Ziyarat Jamia . A gloss on Usul Kafi ; as well a commentary on Sahifa Kamilah of Imam Sajjad (a.s.).