Muhammad-Husayn Kashif al-Ghita' | |
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الشيخ محمد حسين كاشف الغطاء | |
Personal | |
Born | 1877 |
Died | July 19, 1954 76–77) Kerend, Kermanshah, Iran | (aged
Resting place | Wadi-us-Salaam |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Iraqi |
Parent | Sheikh 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]
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]
Kashif al-Ghita' wrote nearly 80 books on religious sciences such as jurisprudence, authority and hadith. Some of them include:
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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