Muḥammad Sāliḥ al-Māzandarānī (, 1675 CE, 1086 AH;

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: ), He was Shia Islamic scholar and

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, He was the author of a ten-volume commentary, ''Sharḥ Uṣūl al-Kāfī'', on the first of the

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) of

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al-Kafi (, , literally 'The Sufficient') is a hadith collection of the Twelver tradition, compiled in the first half of the 10th century CE (early 4th century AH) by . It is one of the Four Books. It is divided into three sections: , ...

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Kulayni Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Isḥāq al-Kulaynī ar-Rāzī (; ; c. 250 AH/864 CE – 329 AH/941 CE) was a Persian Shia hadith collector. Life Al-Kulayni was born in Kulayn, a village or small town situated near Rey, Iran. His fa ...

, d. 941 CE / 329 AH). Mohammad Sa'id Ashraf Mazandarani, Persian poet and calligrapher and Mohammad Hadi Mazandarani, Persian author were his sons.

Early life and education

He lived in city of

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, He received a religious education from Mulla Mohammad Taqi Majlesi (The First Majlesi, 1594–1660 AD, 1002–1070 AH) father of

Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi Mohammad Baqer Majlesi ( – 29 March 1699; ), also known as Allamah Majlesi or Majlesi Al-Thani (Majlesi the Second), was an influential Iranian Akhbari Twelver Shia scholar and thinker during the Safavid era. He has been described as "one of t ...

, He married scholar Amena Begum (daughter of Mohammad Taqi Majlesi)'','' ''He also was student of Mulla Hassan Ali bin Abdullah Al-Tusturi and his Father Mulla Abdullah Al-Tusturi and''

Sheikh Baha'i Baha al-Din Muhammad ibn Husayn al-Amili (; ; 18 February 1547 – 1 September 1621), also known as Bahāddīn ʿĀmilī, or just Sheikh Bahāʾi (Persian: شیخ بهایی) in Iran, was an originally Lebanese Iranian Shia Islamic scholar, poe ...

, He gained a high position in religious science and jurisprudence, and he was one of the famous scholars, And praised by many scholars such as Ardebili in ''''Jami' al-Ruwah'',

Al-Hurr al-Amili Muḥammad bin al-Ḥasan bin ʿAlī bin al-Ḥusayn al-Ḥurr al-ʿĀmilī al-Mashgharī (; 1033/1624 - 1104/1693), commonly known as Al-Ḥurr Al-ʿĀmilī (), was a prominent Akhbari Twelver Shia muhaddith. He is best known for his comprehensive ...

in ''Amal al-āmil''.''موسوعة طبقات الفقهاء‌ - ج11 ص330 - الشيخ جعفر السبحانيمعجم رجال الحديث - السيد الخوئي - ج 19 - الصفحة 81 - ترجمة 12110

Works

* ''Sharḥ Uṣūl al-Kāfī and Rawdah al-Kafi (''Explanation of “Usul al-Kafi” ''and Rawdah al-Kafi'' by Al-Kulayni), and his son sheikh Mohammad Hadi completed his father's work in Explanation of “

Kitab al-Kafi (, , literally 'The Sufficient') is a hadith collection of the Twelver tradition, compiled in the first half of the 10th century CE (early 4th century AH) by . It is one of the Four Books. It is divided into three sections: , ...

” by writing explanation of ''Furu' al-Kafi''شرح فروع الكافي المؤلف : المازندراني، الشيخ محمد هادي الجزء : 1 صفحة : 2 * Explanation of “'' Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih''” by Saduq * Explanation of “Ma'alem al-Usul” in Principles of jurisprudence by Al-Hassan Bin Al-Shahid II * Explanation of “Zubdat al-Usul” in Principles of jurisprudence by Baha' al-din al-'Amili * Commentary of ''''Ar-Rawda-l-Bahiyah fi Sharh allam'a-d-Dimashqiya'''' in jurisprudence by Al-Shahid II * Explanation of ''Al-Daridia poem''

Died

He died , Buried next to Mulla Mohammad Taqi Majlesi in

, Iran.

References

External links

al-shia.org/الشيخ محمد صالح المازندراني
(in Arabic)
al-shia.org/''ملاّ محمد صالح، معروف به ملّاصالح مازندرانی''
(in Persian)
almerja.com/محمد صالح بن أحمد المازندراني
(in Arabic) 17th-century Muslim scholars of Islam Hadith scholars Iranian scholars Iranian Shia scholars of Islam 1675 deaths {{Islamic-scholar-stub

Early life and education

Works

Died

See also

References

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