Born 10 November 1483 (1483-

11-10) Noor, Mazandaran, Qajar

Persia
Notable work Mustadrak al-
Wasail An-Najm Al-Thaqib
Salman The Persian LoLo va
Marjan
Died October 1, 1902, Najaf, Iraq

Mirza Husain Noori Tabarsi

(Persian: , Arabic:
( )1902 - 1838) popularly known as

Muhaddis Noori / Al-Mohaddith Al-

Noori (meaning Noori the
Traditionalist), was a top Islamic
cleric and a representative of the
conservative school of the
Akhbaris (opposed to the usulis in
term of methodology regarding
religion). He was originated from
the town of Noor, Northern Iran in
province Tabarestan. Muhaddith
Noori died at the age of 66 years
in holy Najaf and was laid to rest
on the right side of the entrance to
the Mausoleum of Imam Ali.
Life

On 18th of the Islamic month of

Shawwal in 1254 AH, the well-
known Islamic scholar and
theologian, Mohaddith Mirza
Hussein Nouri, was born in the
northern Iranian city of Nour in
Mazandaran. Following the
completion of his preliminary
studies, he strove to scrutinize the
vast hadith literature and became
an authority in this regard. In the
words of Allameh Sheikh Agha
Bozorg Tehrani, Allameh Nouri
was one of the most eminent,
honorable, and precedent
companions of the great Mirza
Shirazi. The documents remaining
from the Tobacco Movement
indicate that Allameh Mohaddes
Nouri who stood shoulder to
shoulder with his master had a
fundamental role in this
movement.
Education and Masters

He studied in Iraq under leading

scholars including Ayatollah
Shaikh Morteza Ansari and Mirza
Mohammed Hassan Husseini
Shirazi. He was an authority on
Islamic sciences, including hadith,
exegesis of the Holy Qur'an,
theology, and biography of ulema.
He groomed numerous students,
including Shaikh Abbas Qomi, the
author of the famous prayer and
supplication manual, "Mafatih al-
Jinaan" (Keys of Paradise).
Allameh Mohaddes Nouris
masters:
Clergyman Mola Fatholah Soltan
Abadi
Molla Shekh Ali Khalili The great
jurisprudent
Moez aldin Seyed Mehdi Ghazvini
Mirza Mohammad Hashem
Khansari
Ayatollah Haj Molla Kani
Works

He was an authority on Islamic

sciences, including hadith,
exegesis of the Holy Quran,
theology, and biography of ulema.
He groomed numerous students,
including Shaikh Abbas Qomi, the
author of the famous prayer and
supplication manual, "Mafatih al-
Jinaan" (Keys of Paradise).

A prolific writer, Muhaddith Noori

wrote many books including "Najm
as-Saqeb" on the Imam of the
Age, Imam Mahdi (may God
hasten his reappearance). Among
his works is the voluminous book
"Mustadrak al-Wasa'el, in which
he has collected 123,000 hadith of
the Infallible Imams on the line of
Shaikh Hur al Amelis Wasa'el
ash-Shi'a".
Some of his Books
He wrote numerous works in both
Persian and Arabic, many of them
were translated to other languages
including English and Urdu,
between them:
Mustadrak al-Wasail wa-
mustanbat al-masail. One of the
Shia Hadith-collection books
comprising approximately 18
volumes.
An-Najm Al-Thaqib fi Ahwal Al-
Imam Al-Hujja Al-Ghaeb
(translated to English as the
Shooting star). A comprehensive
book regarding the twelfth Imam of
Twelver Shias, written originally in
Persian, and was translated lately
to English, Arabic and Urdu.
English Translation of: The
Shooting Star - An-Najmus Saaqib
Fee Ahwaal-e-Imaamul Ghaaeb in
PDF format
Kashf Al-Astar An Wajh Al-
Ghaeb An Al-Absar. A refutation
to Sunnis regarding the twelfth
Imam too, written in Arabic.
Jannat Al-Mawa fiman Faz Biliqa
Al-Hujja fi Al-Ghayba Al-Kubra. A
collection of tales of those who
claim to met the twelfth Imam
during the Major Occultation
period, and it was written in
Arabic.
Nafas Ar-Rahman fi Fadail
Salman. A biography of Salman
the Persian.
Al-Fayd Al-Qudsi fi tarjamat al-
Allamah al-Majlisi. A
comprehensive biography of the
17th century renowned cleric
Muhammad Baqir Majlisi, and it
was printed with Bihar al-Anwar,
and lately printed again
separately.
Dar As-Salam fima Yataallaq Bi
Ar-Ruya wal Manam. A treatise
on dreams interpretation.
Fasl al-khitab fi ithbat tahrif kitab
Rabb al-arbab.Meaneing "final
argument in the distortion of the
book of God of gods". On
distortion of Qur'an. This book is
his masterpiece and also the most
controversial. this book's content
was, anyway, disputed by some
Shia clergymen while some other
have been silence or even
defends the very argument and
resources of the book. PDF
Format : Columbia University City
of New York , Digitized by Google
[2]
LoLo va Marjan dar Shart-i Aval-
u Dovom Roze-Khonan. Includes
recommendations to preachers.
Death

On 27th of the Islamic month of

Jamadi as-Sani in 1320 AH, the
prominent Iranian Islamic scholar,
Mirza Hussain Noori Tabarsi,
popularly known as Muhaddith
Noori, passed away at the age of
66 years in holy Najaf and was
laid to rest on the right side of the
entrance to the Mausoleum of
Imam Ali (AS). Mohaddes Mirza
Hossein Nouri was a god-fearing
learned man and a pious
jurisprudent. (Ruhollah Musavi
Khomeini, Forty Hadith, V. 1, p. 2)
Allameh Mohaddes Nouri
University

Allameh Mohaddes Nouri

University or AMNU (Persian:
) , formerly known as Institute

of Higher Education, is a non-

gonvernmental and non-profit
university which was founded in
1996 in the town of Noor, Iran
through an official license from
Iran's Ministry of Science,
Research and Technology (MSRT)
with the mission to advance
knowledge, science and
technology, and train competent
and creative talents at
undergraduate and graduate
levels. It was named after Noori's
name.
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