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Muhammad Baqir Majlisi
Iranian Twelver Shi'a cleric (c.1627 – 1699).
The record
Muhammad Baqir Majlisi was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a cleric. Born in 1627 in Isfahan, Majlisi died in 1700 in Isfahan.
Positions held include Shaykh al-Islām of Isfahan (1687–1699). Notable works include Bihar al-Anwar, Reality of Certainty and Adornment of the Pious. Majlisi studied at Isfahan Seminary and Najaf Seminary.
With a Wikipedia article in 20 languages, Muhammad Baqir Majlisi is No. 67,223 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 1627, Isfahan
- Died
- 1700, Isfahan
- Country
- Safavid Iran
- Known as
- Ulema, historian, interpreter
- Field
- Religion
- Education
- Isfahan Seminary, Najaf Seminary
- Languages
- Persian, Arabic
- Children
- 10
- Wikipedia editions
- 20
Did you know
60
Was 60 when first shaykh al-Islām of Isfahan (1687).
73
Lived to 73.
32
One of 32 people in the Index born in Isfahan, with Malik-Shah I.
20
Has a Wikipedia article in 20 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Career
Positions held
- 1687–1699Shaykh al-Islām of Isfahan
Connections
Muhammad Baqir Majlisi
- FatherMuhammad Taqi al-Majlisi
- SiblingAmina Bint al-Majlisi
Notable works
Notable works
- Bihar al-Anwar
- Reality of Certainty
- Adornment of the Pious
- Hayat ol-Gholoub
- The Mirror of Intellects
- Essence of Life
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