Sons of Majlisi I According to all books...

Sons of Majlisi I According to all books, Majlisi, the first, had three sons: Mulla Azizullah, Mulla Abdullah and Mulla Muhammad Baqir (Majlisi II). He also had four daughters who were also accomplished and educated like his sons. Allamah Majlisi The great Allamah, Mulla Muhammad Baqir Isfahani, famous as Allamah Majlisi and Majlisi II, was the third and the youngest son of Mulla Muhammad Taqi or Majlisi I.

According to Mir Abdul Husain Khatoonabadi, Majlisi II was born in 1037 in Isfahan, which was a center of Shia Islam at that time. However in some other sources the year of his birth is mentioned as 1038. Allamah Majlisi had a natural inclination to learning and he set upon the pursuit of knowledge since his childhood. He received his early education from his father and then from various scholars of that time, whom we shall mention below.

Allamah Majlisi and the post of Shaykhul Islam He was elevated to the post of Shaykhul Islam by Shah Sulaiman Safavi, which was the highest religious post in Iran. At that time, his age was sixty-one years and he retained that post till the end of his life. Shah Sulaiman Safavi also formed endowments for the scholarly pursuits of the Allamah and for the spread of Islamic education.

Valuable writings of Allamah Majlisi Since Persian was language of the common people at that time, Allamah Majlisi wrote a large number of books in this language to popularize Shia Islam among the masses. His Persian books are as follows: 1- Hayatul Qulub (3 volumes) 2- Hilyautul Muttaqeen 3- Ainul Hayat 4- Mushkilatul Anwaar, Mukhtasar Ainul Hayat 5- Zaadul Maad 6- Tohfatuz Zair 7- Haqqul Yaqeen (his last book) 8- Jilaul Uyun 9- Rabiul Asabi 10- Maqabisul Masabih … and around forty other books.

Arabic books of Allamah Majlisi: 1- His magnum opus, the encyclopedic Biharul Anwar was originally published in twenty-five volumes as follows: Vol. 1. Book of knowledge and ignorance; excellence of knowledge and scholars and their classes. Vol. 2. Book of monotheism, qualities of the Almighty Allah, His beautiful names. Vol. 3. Book of Divine Justice Vol. 4. Book of debates and discussions Vol. 5. Life histories of the prophets Vol. 6.

Life history of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and an account of his ancestors Vol. 7. Common account of the Holy Imams (a.s.) and Imamate Vol. 8. Mischiefs that occurred after the passing away of the Prophet Vol. 9. Account of Amirul Momineen (a.s.) Vol. 10. Account of Lady Fatima, Imam Hasan and Imam Husain (a.s.). Vol.