Abdul Hosein Amini
Sheikh Abdul Hossein Amini () was a Shia scholar, traditionist, theologian and jurist. His magnum opus is Al-Ḡadīr fi’l-Ketāb wa’l-Sonna wa’l-Adab . Birth. He was born in the city of Sarab near the Ardabil, both his father Mirza Ahmad Amini and his grandfather Najaf Ali, were jurists of the city. Education. His teachers included Abul Hasan Esfahani, Muhammad Hosein Na'ini and Muhammad Hossein Esfahani, Works. Abdul Hussain established a library in Najaf and named it “Amir al-Mo’menin”. He wrote many books and treatises, most of which have been published. He wrote books about Shiʿite  beliefs, Hadith and jurisprudence. Some of his books are : Death. He fell ill in 1968 and travelled to Tehran for medical treatment where he died on 3 July 1970. His body was returned to Najaf for burial next to Amīr-al-moʾmenīn library that he had founded.