Najm al-Din Murawwiji Tabasi
Najm al-Dīn Marwajī Ṭabasī (born 1334 SH / 1955 CE) is a jurist, researcher, and member of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom. He also serves as the director of the Wala' al-Siddiqa al-Kubra Institute (a).
| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| 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-Dīn Marwajī Ṭabasī, son of Muḥammad Riḍā Ṭabasī Najafī, was born in 1334 SH / 1955 CE in Najaf. He completed his primary and secondary education up to the ninth grade at Iranian schools in Najaf. Due to his strong desire to pursue seminary studies, he entered the Hawza 'Ilmiyya of Najaf (Najaf Seminary) in 1350 SH / 1971 CE.After completing the sath (intermediate level of seminary studies), he attended dars al-kharij (advanced seminary courses) in fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and usul (principles of jurisprudence) for eighteen years, studying under prominent scholars.
Along with other Iranians who were expelled from Iraq following political developments, he left Najaf and moved to the holy city of Qom to continue his studies and academic activities in one of the most important hawzas (Islamic seminary centers) centers in Iran.
Teachers
In Najaf, he studied under teachers including his esteemed father, Ayatollah Shaykh Muḥammad Riḍā Ṭabasī, Mudarris Afghānī, and others. After arriving in the holy city of Qom, he attended the lessons of prominent scholars, including Ayatollah Waḥīd Khurāsānī, Ayatollah Javādī Āmulī, Shaykh Ḥusayn Nūrī Hamadānī, Faḍel Lankarānī, Mīrzā Javād Tabrīzī, and Sayyid Muḥammad Riḍā Gulpāygānī, and benefited greatly from their scholarly instruction.
Works
Numerous works by this esteemed scholar have been published, some of which have been translated into several languages. His works include scholarly, historical, hadith, and Mahdawi works, covering various specialized fields such as fiqh, Islamic history, and Mahdism (al-Mahdawiyya).
| 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 the advanced levels of seminary studies and dars al-kharij (advanced seminary courses) in fiqh and usul, he also teaches dars al-kharij (advanced seminary courses) in kalām (Islamic theology) and Mahdism (al-Mahdawiyya). He has also taught topics related to Imamate and Ghadir at various academic institutions and centers. The following are some examples:
- "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.
