Quick Info
| Profession | Theologian, Shi'a scholar, jurist |
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| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Date of Birth | 15/12/1250 |
| Age | 75 years (died on 18, Dec, 1325) |
| Birthplace | Hilla, Iraq |
| Date of Death | 18/12/1325 |
| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
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Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Jamāl al-Dīn Abū Manṣūr al-Ḥasan ibn Yūsuf ibn Muṭahhar al-Ḥillī |
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| Also Known As | al-ʿAllāma al-Ḥillī, The Sage of Hillah |
| Known For | Influential Twelver Shi'a theologian and scholar |
Educational Qualification(s)
| Field of Study | Islamic theology, jurisprudence |
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| Studied In | Hillah, an important centre of Shi'a learning |
| Teachers | Nasir al-Din al-Tusi; al-Muhaqqiq al-Hilli |
Personal Life
| Religion | Shia Islam |
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Family
| Birth Family | Born into a scholarly family in Hillah |
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Career
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| Notes | Known for his major role in the development of Twelver Shi'a thought and jurisprudence. |
| Notable Works | Nahj al-Haqq wa Kashf al-Sidq; Tadhkirat al-Fuqahā; Minhaj al-Karamah; Kashf al-Yaqin; Al-Bāb al-Ḥādī ʿAshar |
| Contributions | Introduced the term ijtihad into Shi'a jurisprudence; helped establish rational methods in Twelver Shi'a theology; his debates are credited with influencing the Ilkhanid ruler Öljaitü's conversion to Twelver Shi'ism |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. He was widely known by the honorific title al-ʿAllāma, meaning 'the learned one'. | |
| 2. He was one of the most important Twelver Shi'a scholars of the medieval period. | |
| 3. Some sources note he authored more than 120 works. | |
| 4. Biographical sources attribute around five hundred works to him, though some are chapters or short treatises. | |
| 5. He is considered the first scholar in Twelver Shi'ism to be referred to as Ayatollah. |
