Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi
Mohammad Baqer Majlesi (c. 1627 – 29 March 1699) (Persian: علامه مجلسی Allameh Majlesi; also Romanized as: Majlessi, Majlisi, Madjlessi), known as Allamah Majlesi or Majlesi Al-Thani (Majlesi the Second), was an influential Iranian Twelver Shia scholar and thinker during the Safavid era. He has been described as "one of the most powerful and influential Shi'a ulema of all time", whose "policies and actions reoriented Twelver Shia'ism in the direction that it was to develop from his day on."
Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi | |
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Portrait of Mohammad-Baqer Maljesi | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1627 |
| Died | 29 March 1699 (aged 71–72) Isfahan, Safavid Iran |
| Religion | Shi'ism |
| Denomination | Shia |
| Jurisprudence | Ja'fari |
| Creed | Twelver |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith, Fiqh |
| Notable work(s) | Bihar al-Anwar |
| Profession | Clergyman, jurist |
| Senior posting | |
| Period in office | 1687 - 1699 |
| Successor | Muhammad Salih Khatunabadi |
| Profession | Clergyman, jurist |
| Post | Shaykh al-Islām of Isfahan |
He was buried next to his father in a family mausoleum located next to the Jamé Mosque of Isfahan.
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