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).

Najm al-Din Tabasi
Najm al-Din Murawwiji Tabasi
Personal Information
Full NameNajm al-Din Murawwiji Tabasi
Notabilityresearcher, and a member of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom
Birth1334 SH/1955 CE
Notable RelativesDirector of Wala' al-Siddiqa al-Kubra Institute (a)
Academic Information
TeachersAyatollah Muhammad Rida Tabasi Najafi, Ayatollah Wahid Khurasani, Ayatollah Mirza Jawad Tabrizi, Ayatollah Fadil Lankarani
ReligionShi'a
cultural information
Websitehttps://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

 
Ghadir Propagation Training Course

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:

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