Sharif al-Murtaza
Sharif al-Murtaza | |
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| Title | Alam al-Huda |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Abū al-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn al-Sharīf al-Murtaḍā 965 CE Baghdad, Iraq |
| Died | 1044 CE Baghdad, Iraq |
| Nationality | Abbasid |
| Parent(s) | Abu Ahmad al-Husayn ibn Musa (father), Fatima (mother) |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Main interest(s) | Theology, Jurisprudence, Hadith |
| Known for | Prominent Shia scholar, theologian, and jurist |
| Occupation | Scholar, Theologian, Jurist |
| Relatives | Al-Sharif al-Radi (brother) |
| Religious life | |
| Denomination | Shia Islam |
| Creed | Twelver |
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Abū al-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn al-Sharīf al-Murtaḍā (Arabic: أبو القاسم علي بن الحسين الشريف المرتضى; 965 - 1044 AD ; 355 - 436 AH), commonly known as Sharīf Murtaḍā or Sayyid Murtaḍā (Murtazā instead of Murtaḍā in non-Arab languages) and also popular as ʿAlam al-Hudā, was an Iraqi scholar and considered one of the greatest Shia scholars of his time. He was one of the students of Shaykh al-Mufīd. His younger brother is al-Sharif al-Radi, the compiler of Nahj al-Balagha. He was four years older than his brother. He lived during the era of Buyid dynasty. It was the golden age of Arabic literature, and great poets Al-Ma'arri were among his contemporaries.