Muhammad Husayn Kashif al-Ghita'

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Muhammad-Husayn Kashif al-Ghita'
الشيخ محمد حسين كاشف الغطاء
Personal
Born1877
DiedJuly 19, 1954(1954-07-19) (aged 76–77)
Resting place Wadi-us-Salaam
Religion Islam
NationalityIraqi
ParentSheikh Ali Kashif al-Ghita' (father)
Main interest(s) Islamic philosophy, Usul al-fiqh

Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Muhammad-Husayn Kashif al-Ghita' (b. Najaf, 1877; d. Karand, 1954) was a Shiite jurist, philosopher, author, teacher, and lecturer. He was considered to be one of the highest ranking scholars in Iraq, yet less popular. [1] He worked for the welfare of the Shia community in Iraq and for Sunni-Shia rapprochement and solidarity. [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Kashif al-Ghita' was born to Sheikh Ali Kashif al-Ghita' in Najaf in 1877. [4] He hails from a long line of illustrious Shia jurists. [5]

He studied in the Islamic seminaries of Najaf, under grand scholars such as Mirza Husayn Nuri, Mulla Reza Hamadani (d. 1904), Mirza Ḥusayn Ḵalili (d. 1908), Sheikh Mohammad-Kazem Khorasani, and Sayyid Mohammed Kazem Yazdi. [6] [7]

Works

Kashif al-Ghita' wrote nearly 80 books on religious sciences such as jurisprudence, authority and hadith. Some of them include:

Death

Kashif al-Ghita' died in Kerend on July 19, 1954. He was buried in the Wadi-us-Salaam cemetery in Najaf.

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References

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  3. "Sheikh Muhammad Husayn Kashif al-Ghita". al-Shi'a (in Arabic). November 23, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  4. (Avaye Bidary ,1372 solar, 12, special edition of jomhoury Islamy newspaper).
  5. (modarres Tabrizi, Reyhanat Al Adab, vol:5, p.p.24-26./ Anjavi Nejad Sayyed Mahdi, Biography of Kasef Al Geta,p.118, Islamic studies Magazine, winter 1356 solar, number 25)
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  7. (Anjavi Nejad Sayyed Mahdi, Biography of Kasef Al Geta,p.120, Islamic studies Magazine, winter 1356 solar, number 25)

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