Najm al-Din Murawwiji Tabasi
Najm al-Din Marwaji Tabasi (Persian: نجم الدین مروجی طبسی) - (born 1334 SH/1955 CE) is a jurist, researcher, and a member of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom, and serves as the director of the Wala' al-Siddiqa al-Kubra Institute (a).
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| Personal Information | |
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| Full Name | Najm al-Din Murawwiji Tabasi |
| Notability | researcher, and a member of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom |
| Birth | 1334 SH/1955 CE |
| Notable Relatives | Director of Wala' al-Siddiqa al-Kubra Institute (a) |
| Academic Information | |
| Teachers | Ayatollah Muhammad Rida Tabasi Najafi, Ayatollah Wahid Khurasani, Ayatollah Mirza Jawad Tabrizi, Ayatollah Fadil Lankarani |
| Religion | Shi'a |
| cultural information | |
| Website | https://velaseddighah.com/ |
Biography
Najm al-Din Marwaji Tabasi, son of Muhammad Rida Tabasi Najafi, was born in 1334 SH/1955 CE in Najaf. He completed his primary and secondary education up to the ninth grade in Iranian schools in Najaf. Then, due to a strong interest in seminary studies, he entered the Hawza 'Ilmiyya of Najaf in 1350 SH/1971 CE. After completing the sath (intermediate) level, he attended advanced courses (dars-e kharij) in fiqh (jurisprudence) and usul (principles of jurisprudence) for eighteen years, benefiting from prominent teachers.
Along with other Iranians who were expelled from Iraq due to political developments, he left Najaf and migrated to the holy city of Qom to continue his studies and academic activities in one of the most important centers of the hawzas in Iran.
Teachers
In Najaf, he benefited from teachers such as his esteemed father, Ayatollah Shaykh Muhammad Rida Tabasi, Mudarris Afghani, and other masters. After arriving in the holy city of Qom, he attended the lessons of prominent scholars such as Ayatollah Wahid Khurasani, Ayatollah Jawadi Amuli, Shaykh Husayn Nuri Hamadani, Fadil Lankarani, Mirza Jawad Tabrizi, and Sayyid Muhammad Rida Gulpaygani, gaining extensive knowledge.
Works
Numerous works by this esteemed scholar have been published, some of which have been translated into several languages. His works include research, historical, hadith, and Mahdawi books, written in various specialized fields such as fiqh, Islamic history, and Mahdawiyyat studies.
| Book Title | Pages / Volumes | Publisher / Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rayat Sud (Black Banners) | 160 pp. | Specialized Center for Mahdawiyyat of Qom Seminary |
| Nagufteha'i az Saqifa (Untold Stories of Saqifa) | 480 pp. | Dalil Ma |
| Pasukh be Chand Shubha Fatimi (Response to Several Fatimi Doubts) | fifty-six pp. | Dalil Ma |
| Nukteha-yi Nab (Pure Points: Historical, Rijal, Hadith, Ethical) | one vol., 256 pp. | Dalil Ma |
| Al-Mahdi al-Maw'ud | 240 pp. | Center for Specialized Studies in Mahdawiyyat |
| Chashm-andazi be Hukumat-e Hadrat-e Mahdi (A View on the Government of Imam Mahdi) | 224 pp. | Bustan-e Kitab |
| Ta Zuhur (Until the Reappearance) | two vols. | Imam Mahdi Maw'ud Cultural Foundation |
| Barresi-ye Riwayat-e Sayha-ye Asmani (An Examination of the Narrations of the Heavenly Cry) | 256 pp. | Specialized Center for Mahdawiyyat of Qom Seminary |
| Barresi-ye Riwayat-e Adharbayjan Qabl az Zuhur-e Imam Zaman (An Examination of the Narrations of Azerbaijan Before the Reappearance of Imam Zaman) | 215 pp. | Specialized Center for Mahdawiyyat of Qom Seminary |
| Tahlil va Wakawi-ye Jang-e Siffin (Analysis and Scrutiny of the Battle of Siffin) | 576 pp. | This book has been published in Arabic under the title Harb Siffin, Nazra Tahliliyya Jadida (The Battle of Siffin, A New Analytical Perspective). |
| Al-Raj'a 'inda al-Shi'a (The Return in Shi'ism) | – | This book has also been translated into Persian. |
| Guftugu-ye Samimi ba Mihmani az Albani (An Intimate Conversation with a Guest from Albania) | ninety-six pp. | Dalil Ma. This book has been published in Arabic under the title Hiwar Waddiy ma'a al-Dayf al-Albani (A Friendly Dialogue with the Albanian Guest). |
| Az Munazara ta Dastgir (From Debate to Arrest) | 111 pp. | Dalil Ma |
| Salafiyyan: Bawariha wa Karkardha (Salafis: Beliefs and Functions) | 208 pp. | Dalil Ma |
| Wahhabiyyat dar Tarazu-ye Naqd (Wahhabism in the Balance of Critique) (Translation of al-Wahhabiyya: Da'awi wa Rudud) | 304 pp. | Mash'ar Tehran |
| Barresi wa Naqd-e Riwayat-e Yamani dar Manabi'-e Riwa'i-ye Shi'a wa Ahl al-Sunna (An Examination and Critique of Yamani Narrations in Shi'a and Sunni Hadith Sources) | 167 pp. | Specialized Center for Mahdawiyyat |
| Sarnevesht-e Yahud dar 'Asr-e Zuhur-e Imam Zaman (The Fate of Jews in the Era of Imam Zaman's Reappearance) | 215 pp. | Specialized Center for Mahdawiyyat |
| Naqsh-e 'Ulama dar 'Asr-e Zuhur-e Imam Zaman (The Role of Scholars in the Era of Imam Zaman's Reappearance) | 320 pp. | Specialized Center for Mahdawiyyat |
| Ashab-e Imam Zaman (Companions of Imam Zaman) | two vols. | Specialized Center for Mahdawiyyat |
| Adilla-ye Wiladat-e Imam Mahdi (Evidences for the Birth of Imam Mahdi) | two vols. | Specialized Center for Mahdawiyyat |
| Amuzeha-ye Mahdawi dar Ayina-ye Kalam-e Radawi (Mahdawi Teachings in the Mirror of Radawi Discourse) | seventy-two pp. | Dalil Ma |
| Jang-e Jamal (The Battle of Jamal: Roots, Consequences, Doubts) | two vols. | Dalil Ma |
| Shura-ye Shish Nafara (The Six-Member Council: Roots, Motives, Consequences) | 496 pp. | Dalil Ma. This book has also been translated into Urdu. |
| Naqd-e Adilla-ye Khilafat (Critique of the Evidences for Caliphate) | 776 pp. | Dalil Ma |
| Namaz-e Tarawih Sunnat ast ya Bid'at (Tarawih Prayer: Sunna or Bid'a?) | ninety-six pp. | Dalil Ma |
| Namaz ba Dast-e Baz ya Basta (Prayer with Open or Closed Hands) | fifty-six pp. | Dalil Ma |
Teaching
In addition to teaching advanced levels of the hawza and dars-e kharij in fiqh and usul, he is also engaged in teaching dars-e kharij in kalam (theology) and Mahdawiyyat. Furthermore, he has taught topics related to Imamate and Ghadir in various academic institutions and centers, some of which are mentioned here:
- "Ghadir Preacher Training Course", 1395 SH/2016 CE, Qa'imiyya, Isfahan.
- "Ghadir Preacher Training Course", 1396 SH/2017 CE, Qa'imiyya, Isfahan.
- "Ghadir Preacher Training Course", 1397 SH/2018 CE, Khalesiyya Seminary.
- "Ghadir Propagation Engineering Course", 1398 SH/2019 CE, Jawadiyya Seminary.
- "Awaiting Ghadir Course", 1400 SH/2021 CE, Jawadiyya Seminary.